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    ANHD

    50 Broad Street, Suite 1402


    New York, NY 10004
    Tel: (212) 747-1117

    TESTIMONY OF LENA AFRIDI BEFORE


    THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS
    CONCERNING EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD VENDOR PERMITS,
    CREATING AN OFFICE OF STREET VENDOR ENFORCEMENT, AND
    ESTABLISHING A STREET VENDOR ADVISORY BOARD
    October 26th, 2016
    Good Morning. Thank you Chair Espinal and thank you to the members of the Committee on
    Consumer Affairs for the opportunity to testify on the expansion of food vendor permits.
    My name is Lena Afridi and I am the Policy Coordinator for Equitable Economic Development
    at the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD). ANHD is a
    membership organization of NYC- neighborhood based community groups. We have nearly 100
    members throughout the five boroughs. Our mission is to ensure flourishing neighborhoods and
    decent, affordable housing for all New Yorkers. We are speaking as a part of United for Small
    Business NYC, a citywide coalition of community organizations across New York City fighting
    to protect New Yorks small businesses and non-residential tenants from the threat of
    displacement, with particular focus on owner-operated, low-income, minority and immigrant run
    businesses that serve low-income and minority communities.
    ANHD and USBNYC support lifting the caps on permits for street vendors. New Yorks street
    vendors are central to our neighborhoods and communities, providing jobs and culturally
    relevant goods. In a climate where small businesses routinely face displacement, vendors are
    among the most vulnerable. Vendors do not have brick and mortar shops for the same reasons
    many brick and mortar businesses are closing: high cost of rents, gentrification, and harassment.
    New Yorks small businesses and vendors need robust and strong protections to ensure their
    success. Lifting the caps on permits for street vendors is a necessary part of a larger toolkit for
    establishing meaningful protections for all small businesses.

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