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From YouTube: CB14 Community Environment, Cultural Affairs and Economic Development Committee (02/23/2023)
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DATE: Thursday, February 23, 2023, 6:30 PM
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B
But
even
in
the
manual
doesn't
say
anything
about
it,
so
the
guy
said
you
got
to
get
in
right
away.
You
know
we
could
try
to
tow
you
and
all
this
stuff
scared
me
a
bit
so
I
got
up
early
this
morning
and
I
drove
to
Latham
New
York
about
50
miles
with
my
heart,
my
throat,
hoping
that
I
would
actually
make
it
to
the
nearest
Tesla.
Service
and
I
got
there
and
they
were
closed
because
of
the
ice
storm
and.
B
F
E
Actually,
Nick
Rosen
from
MTA
reached
out
to
the
office
and
and
asked
for
some
cb14
presents
so
Sarah
Sarah.
Is
there
on
behalf
of
the
office
tonight
and
and
I
asked
her
to
ask
them
how
aggressively
they're
doing
Outreach
on
the
buses
themselves.
Given
the
low
turnout
in
these
these
Town
Halls
question
so
we'll
see
we'll
we'll
see
what
answer
she
brings
back
tomorrow.
D
So
I
said
that
we're
live,
but
are
we
recording
it?
No,
not
yet
so
I'll
take
this
opportunity
to
preface
this
as
a
community
board
member
that
any
questions
that
I
do
not
address
in
my
presentation.
Both
presentations
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
and
share
my
insights
beyond
my
capacity
as
the
senior
community
at
each
associate
at
dcwp.
C
G
G
G
G
We
have
a
just
a
quick
update
from
Lauren
Collins
on
the
merger
of
the
Flatbush
Avenue
and
Church
Avenue
bids
Lauren
presented
at
a
public
hearing
last
month,
and
we
had
asked
her
just
to
come
back
to
give
an
opportunity
for
board
members
who
may
not
have
gotten
a
chance
to
answer
all
of
their
Quest.
Ask
all
of
their
questions
or
community
members
who
may
not
have
gotten
the
chance
to
ask
all
their
questions.
G
G
We
are
also
joined
tonight
by
our
neighbor
friend,
the
fellow
board
member
at
Edward
sen,
in
his
capacity
as
the
Senior
Community
Affairs
associate
for
the
New
York
City
Department
of
Consumer
and
worker
protection.
He
will
be
reporting
tonight
on
the
rules
that
are
governing
tobacco
sales,
also
providing
an
overview
of
the
free
tax,
prep
and
financial
empowerment
centers
that
his
office
overseas.
G
H
I,
thank
you
and
a
real
apologies
for
being
late.
I
got
my
meetings
mixed
up
my
evening
meetings.
Glad
to
be
here
as
far
you
know,
I
did
the
presentation
before
you
guys
before
open
to
any
questions.
If
you
want
me
to
briefly
go
through
the
the
just
general
presentation,
maybe
I'll
do
a
shorter
version,
since
some
of
you
have
already
seen
it.
We
can
then
open
it
up
for
any
questions
that
may
have
come
up
during
that
time
or
things
that
weren't
really
clear.
F
I'll
just
jump
in
quickly,
while
you're
setting
that
up
I
did
notice.
Sean
had
forwarded
me
that
rather
extensive
document
from
the
City
Planning
Commission,
at
which
they
voted
to
approve
and
at
which
Small
Business
Services
had
also
presented
and
offered
their
support
as
well.
But
what
I
want
to
say
is
I
was
astounded
at
the
amount
of
documentation
and
the
number
of
meetings,
the
amount
of
Engagement
that
was
necessary
to
go
from
point
A
to
point
Z
such
that
you
can
now
tell
us
that
it
has
all
finally
been
approved.
H
Yeah
I
actually
have
not
I'm
just
gonna.
Try
to
open
it
again,
because
it's
all
weird
I
haven't
seen
that
document.
So
I
will
I'm
sure
it's
been
sent
to
me
and
I
probably
haven't
had
a
chance
to
open
it,
but
yeah.
There
was
an
awful
lot
of
there's
a
lot
of
I
talked
to
SBS
about
this
I
would
say
at
least
once
a
week
gyms
and
things
like
that.
F
H
H
So
this
is
just
a
slightly
updated,
but
it's
pretty
much
most
of
the
same
information.
So
as
as
I've
mentioned,
we're
proposing
to
merge
the
Flatbush
Avenue
bid
on
the
Church
Avenue
Bid
And
there's
a
map
on
the
next
page.
So
you
can
see
where
we're
where
we
are
so
currently
the
Flatbush
Avenue
bid
is
Flatbush
from
Parks
I
took
or
tell
you,
and
the
church
Avenue
bid
is
from
Coney
Island
Avenue
to
Flatbush
Avenue.
H
For
years
we
have
been
pretty
much
behaving
as
if
we're
one
bit
since
I
took
over
the
second
bit
to
see
much
more
practical
lots
of
opportunities
for
us
to
share
information
and
for
us
to
benefit
from
the
other,
the
other
bids
projects.
But
the
downside
has
been
the
administrative
which
I
will
get
to
in
a
minute.
H
There's
76
bids
in
New
York
City.
Under
this
proposal
we
would
just
be
taking
our
current
assessments,
which
is
mandated
every
year.
It
comes
from
property
taxes
and
it's
not
it's
not
optional.
We
would
just
take
the
two
amounts
that
the
two
bids
have
and
just
mush
them
together.
So
we're
not
asking
for
more
funds.
The
current
assessment
is
203
for
Church
Avenue
and
386
000
for
Flatbush.
H
So
we
have
the
mayor's
office
through
SBS,
Small,
Business,
Services,
the
controller's
office
or
Borough
president
and
council
member
and
then
I
just
talked
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
events.
We
do
events.
We
do
a
lot
of
business,
Outreach,
community
events
we're
trying
to
do
more
of
supplemental
sanitation.
We
currently
have
some
grants
which
we're
very
excited
about,
so
we're
doing
more
in
the
way
of
security.
H
Reasons
to
March
so
One
Is,
Safe
staff
time
we
estimate
I
went
through
all
the
work
we
do.
We
spend
about
725
hours
a
year,
roughly
doing
work.
The
second
time
doing
our
second
audit,
our
second
990,
our
second
QuickBooks
entries,
because
we
a
lot
of
things
we
still
do-
have
to
keep
separate
from
an
administrative
point
of
view
and
there's
only
for
staff.
People,
including
myself,
and
one
of
them,
is
on
a
grant.
So
she's
just
with
us
during
this
grant
economies
of
scale,
obviously,
is
another
obvious
obvious
benefit
for
merging.
H
H
H
Services,
so
the
merge
bid
is
going
to
continue
to
do
the
same
Services
we've
we've
defaulted
to,
whichever
bid
is
doing
the
higher
level
of
service,
which
generally
has
been
Flatbush
and
church,
is
doing
almost
all
the
same
programs.
So
the
services
are
going
to
continue
to
be
sanitation,
Public,
Safety
marketing,
holiday
nights,
holiday
lights,
economic
development
is
kind
of
a
new
one
which
we've
been
doing
unofficially
and
administration
costs.
H
The
budget
again
adds
up
to
589,
and
this
is
based
on
our
current
annual
budgets,
which
are
done
around
this
time
of
year.
We
mix
them
together.
We
took
the
staff
hours
and
moved
it
into
and
other
work
and
moved
it
in
to
these
program
areas,
which
is
what
we
have
to
put
in
there,
based
on
the
percentage
of
time
that
people
are
using
towards
these
dead
staff.
Members
are
using
towards
these
different
areas.
H
The
new
name
would
be
the
Church
Flatbush
Community
Alliance,
and
we're
doing
a
lot
more
as
much
as
we
can
with
the
community
with
schools
and
other
local
groups.
So
that's
a
actually
I
like
that,
a
lot.
It
really
reflects
the
new
work
that
we're
trying
to
do
more
of
this
is
always
a
good
question
that
people
are
asking
is:
will
the
bid
numbers
assessments
change
it's
going
to
change
a
little
bit
for
everyone,
because
just
the
way
the
assessment
is
those
numbers
I've
told
you
before
203
3000
and
386
000.
H
It's
always
the
same.
So
some
members
are,
let's
say
if
we
have
a
vacant
property
or
that's
a
construction
site,
their
Tech
they're
going
to
be
assessed
slightly
differently,
but
it's
always
going
to
add
up
to
the
same
thing.
So
everyone's
assessment
will
change.
Some
will
go
up,
some
will
go
down.
A
few
will
go
up
a
lot
and
a
few
will
go
down
a
lot
and
we've
reached
out
to
those
people
separately
to
try
to
make
sure
they
understand
what's
happening,
and
this
is
not
something
that
changes
every
year
like.
H
H
You
may
not
want
to
see
this.
This
is
exactly
the
same
as
what
I
sent
you
before.
This
is
the
formula.
So
the
formula
that
we
determine,
which
is
how
that
assessment
number
is,
is
calculated,
would
be
based.
60
on
the
property
on
the
properties.
Assessment
will
be
based
on
footage
facing
Flatbush
or
church
Avenues
and
40,
based
on
Commercial
square
footage.
H
H
It's
now
I
believe
it's
completed
all
its
required
reviews
by
the
city,
different
city
agencies,
unless
somebody
wants
to
discuss,
in
which
case
we're
always
available
and
we're
hopeful
it'll,
be
completed
in
time
for
the
July
billing.
The
assessment
is
billed
twice
a
year
for
some
people
four
times
a
year.
We
don't
determine
that
and
I
just
listed
the
public
hearings,
including
two
nights
and
the
Outreach
we've
done
mailings.
H
G
Thank
you
for
that
that
update
and
congratulations
on
you
know
the
result
of
all
the
hard
work
being
put
into
this.
Congratulations
on
the
merger.
Most
of
my
questions
were
answered.
I
would
actually
questions
around
the
allocation
of
the
funding
because
it
just
looked
especially
from
the
administrative
and
advocacy
funding
at
109
000
like
you're,
paying
folks
less
than
minimum
wage.
G
Basically,
the
number
of
Staff
but
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
it's
incorporated
into
the
other
part
of
the
budget.
I
do
you
did
mention
during
the
first
presentation
to
our
board
in
January
about
the
difference
between
a
commercial
property
and
a
condo,
a
commercial
condo.
Would
you
mind
just
briefly
just
highlighting
what
that
difference
is
again
sure.
H
So
commercial
condo
is
like
a
condo
where
you
own
a
part
of
the
building,
but
it's
in,
but
it's
commercial
as
opposed
to
residential,
so
and
I'll.
Give
you
I'll
tell
you
what
that
is.
It
is
I
believe
it's
where
saveathon
used
to
be
so
it
looks
the
same
from
the
outside
I
believe
it's
that
building
on
Flatbush
and
on
Church.
It
is
the
steals
which
is
next
to
Bobby's,
which
opened
a
few
years
ago.
Those
are
both
commercial
condos.
H
You
wouldn't
know
that
I
only
know
that,
because
I
see
the
spreadsheet
of
all
the
properties,
so
so
the
way
those
are
going
to
be
assessed,
the
frontage
for
the
condos
within
the
building
is
going
to
be
determined
proportionally
based
on
the
size
of
the
condos.
So
if
a
condo
has
40
percent
of
the
commercial
space,
then
that's
what
they're
not
or
let's
say:
let's
not
do
40.
if
it's
30,
if
they
have,
if
their
condo
has
35
percent
of
the
total
commercial
space,
that's
what
they
will
count
as
Frontage.
H
F
Yeah
I
think,
as
you
had
said,
in
the
original
presentation,
the
flat
push
bit
is
about
double
the
size
of
the
church.
I
have
a
bid
and
I'm
wondering
that
when
you
had
done
your
Outreach
to
the
church,
Ave
Merchants,
if
there
had
been
any
expressions
of
concern,
you
know
that
you
know
they'll
be
fully
represented
or
that
they're
sort
of
being
swallowed
up.
F
H
Okay,
I
mean
that's
a
good
question.
The
things
that
to
remember
is
that
we've
actually
been
functioning
like
this
for
maybe
10
years
increasingly.
So
it's
not
it's
not
a
new
way
of
doing
business.
It
is
a
new
way
of
doing
less
paperwork
and
still
being
in
compliance.
If
that,
if
that
makes
sense,
no
one
sees
the
paperwork
that
we're
doing
yeah,
but
and
and
a
few
people
have
been
concerned
who
almost
everyone
is
like
I.
Don't
care
reason
is
what
we're
already
doing.
That's
really
been
the
reaction.
H
B
H
F
And
actually
that
was
going
to
be
my
follow-up
question,
so
you
say:
you're
saving
about
725
hours
of
total
time
on
the
duplicative
work.
Are
there
any
particular
initiatives
you
want
to?
You
know,
sort
of
allocate
that
towards
or
do
you
think,
it'll
just
be
spread
out
equally
amongst
you
know
you
go
Dev
and
sanitation,
work
etc,
or
is
there
something
that
now
you
feel
you'll
be
free
to
pursue
that
you
wouldn't
have
been
otherwise.
H
There's
so
much
I
I,
don't
know
where
to
start
I
mean,
as
it
is:
okay
I'm,
not
all
of
our
staff
Works
more
than
they
should
be
and
which
is
not
really
reasonable.
I,
don't
think
people
get
enough
time
off
and
we're
always
trying
to
catch
up.
I
mean
one
thing
in
general
is
when
we
do
have
events
or
activities.
We
don't
maximize
it
afterwards.
H
Like
you
know,
if
you
have
a
a
street
fair,
we
could
use
that
to
talk
to
other
sponsors
to
reach
out
to
schools
and
we
kind
of
events
over
and
then
we're
quickly
onto
the
next
thing.
So
that's
a
that's
a
weird
thing
that
I
think
would
be
really
beneficial
to
us
and
help
us
grow
and
help
us
get
more
get
more
Partners,
which
is
always
a
good.
F
C
F
E
E
It
says
a
lot
when
board
members
were
like
weren't,
we
already
merged
because
of
that
culture
and
and
that,
like
shared,
you
know
the
shared
goals
and
shared
Vision,
and
it
just
really
does
make
sense
as
one
bid.
So
my
hat
is
off
to
learn.
I
just
wanted
to
give
her
those
accolades
since
I'm
I,
you
know,
gave
her
grief
in
the
beginning
and
continued
to
do
so
in
so
many
ways,
but
really
great
job,
Lauren
and
and
I'm
really
pleased
that
this
is
merging
and
congratulate
you.
Two.
G
H
We
got
it
about
two
months
ago
and
it's
a
it's
a
lot
of
money
that
we
need
to
spend
by
June
30th
from
the
city,
all
the
small
bids
we're
able
to
apply,
and
one
thing
we
put
in
there-
that
we
have
not
been
able
to
ever
do
on
Church,
which
is
actually
a
benefit
for
church,
is
get
tote
bags
made
with
a
new
logo
and
we're
really
trying
to
put
some
thought
into
that.
Flatbush
has
had
more
money.
This
is
another
Advantage
for
church.
H
Actually,
Flatbush
has
had
more
money,
so
Flatbush
years
ago,
under
me
got
tote
bags
these
big
bags,
because
we
want
nice
big
shopping
bags
they
paid
for
them.
No
sponsors
it
was
all
about.
Flatbush
church
has
never
been
able
to
do
it,
because
every
time
it's
been
raised,
which
has
come
up
every
few
years
in
board
meetings,
there's
no
way
to
pay
for
it.
We
never
had
enough
enough
extra
money
and
I
don't
want
something
like
that
to
say
by
the
way.
H
I'd
say
the
name
of
a
Healthcare
company
to
say,
like
Healthcare
company
and
huge
letters,
I
wanted
to
really
be
pure
and
now
this
is
something
that
we
can
do
so
we
have
in
I,
don't
know
if
it's
twenty
thousand
dollars
I
mean
the
grant
the
total
Grant
between
the
two
business
150
000..
It's
a
lot.
So
I
want
to
get
a
lot
of
those
done,
but,
yes,
I'm
sure
we
will
be
doing
stuff.
We
have
an
Avenue
NYC
Grant.
We
still
have
another
year
and
we're
just
developing
the
programming
for
July.
E
It's
one
more
thing,
because
you
mentioned
events.
That
is
something
else
that
the
bids
have
done
and,
and
the
bid
will
continue
to
do,
is
that
you
know
from
the
from
the
street
fairs
and
it's
two
multi-block
street
fairs
a
year
plus
the
Thanksgiving
event
that
that
Lauren
is
the
brainchild
and
the
labor
of
love
of
Lawrence,
that
not
every
bid
does
and
the
the
number
of
stakeholders
and
Community
participants
that
have
to
be
pulled
together
into
that.
E
C
H
We
brought
our
whole
our
security,
it's
just
gonna
be
one
person,
but
it's
one
person
in
a
vehicle
which
is
nice
and
we
met
with
him
and
all
the
officers,
all
the
main
officers
at
the
precinct
and
now
have
a
group
text
there's
about
14
people
on
it,
including
separano
and
every
Monday
we're
going
to
check
in
with
him.
So
he
can
say
you
know
what
we
need
someone
over
by
Erasmus.
H
G
F
You,
sir,
so
as
Dwayne
had
reported
earlier,
Ed
sen
is
here
reporting
on
the
NYC
rules
governing
tobacco
sales,
he's
the
Senior
Community
Affairs,
associate
in
the
NYC
Department
of
Consumer
and
worker
protection,
and
he
is
of
course
a
guest
co-chair
here
this
evening.
We're
we're
very
honored,
maybe
I'll
call
you
celebrity
guest,
co-chair
and
I
want
the
committee
and
anyone
I'm.
F
D
So
for
my
first
presentation
tonight,
I
don't
have
a
formal
presentation,
just
our
comms
team
didn't
think
that
this
is
something
that
warranted,
but
I
have
a
number
of
links
that
I
do
want
to
share
some
from
not
from
even
from
our
agency.
So
the
first
two
links
are
from
the
Department
of
Health
and
mental
hygiene.
D
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
consumers
are
not
being
price
gouged
during
the
pandemic.
We
focus
on
medical
supplies
and
PPE
equipment
and
also
more
recently,
infant
formula.
So
that's
really
our
role,
but
we
want
to
be
a
resource
to
the
community
by
helping
resolve
complaints
and
we,
as
a
city
agency,
try
to
protect
the
marketplace
from
these
predatory
practices
and
try
to
strive
to
create
a
culture
of
compliance.
D
A
lot
of
what
we
do
is
community
outreach
and
education,
so
both
through
our
offices
of
financial
empowerment,
which
we'll
hear
about
later
this
evening
and
also
our
office
of
Labor
policy
and
standards
so
and
that
division
we
deal
with
paid
safe
and
sick
leave,
where
we
want
to
sure
that
New
York,
New
Yorkers
are
able
to
take
time
off
to
take
a
sick
day
and
not
be
punished
for
that
as
well.
So
to
start
us
off,
I
wanted
to
share
that.
D
D
We're
dcwp
fits
in
is
that
we
regulate
the
two
license
categories
and
those
license
categories
are
the
tobacco
retail
dealer
license
and
for
Vapes
or
electronic
cigarettes
and
the
component
parts
that
would
require
an
electronic
retail
dealer
license,
and
it
is
our
job
to
enforce
these
two
licenses
throughout
the
five
boroughs.
What
we're
seeing
with
unlicensed
smoke
shops?
D
The
new
business
would
have
to
apply
for
a
new
license
at
the
same
location
as
long
as
there
is
a
current
active
license
in
good
standing
at
that
specific
address.
So
you
can't
take
an
address
and
move
with.
Excuse
me,
you
can't
take
a
license
and
move
your
business.
So
a
license
is
permanently
a
fixed
to
that
specific
address,
and
you
have
so.
D
D
There
are
currently
66
active
tobacco
retail
dealers
that
are
that
are
operating
licensed
under
bcwp,
and
the
cap
for
Community
before
14
is
57,
so
that
number
would
have
to
decrease
in
order
for
before
we
dcwp
would
issue
new
licenses,
and
the
same
is
true
for
electronic
cigarette
retail
dealer
licenses.
They're
currently
34
licenses
that
are
in
operation
within
cb14
but
and
that
cap
is
at
21..
However,
this
is
not
stopped.
Many
unlicensed
smoke
shop
operators
from
opening
businesses.
D
D
So
you
can
just
I
think
the
category
I'm
looking
through
here
so
under
community
board,
you
can
search
for
specific
community
board
14
just
to
see
so
that's
the
link
for
active
retail.
Excuse
me,
active
tobacco,
retail
dealers
and
there's
a
separate
open
data
that
I'll
have
to
pull
up
in
a
bit
to
share
with
you,
but
so
that's
just
to
give
you
a
general
sense
of
some
of
the
laws.
D
We
don't
have
any
enforcement
Authority
at
the
moment
for
the
sale
of
cannabis
or
synthetic
cannabinoid
hemp
products
which
would
include
CBD,
Delta,
8
and
the
like.
So
this
falls
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
New
York,
State
Office
of
cannabis
management
and
in
an
effort
to
combat
many
of
these
unlicensed
smoke
shops.
I'm
sure
you
have
seen
recent
press
conferences
so
I
believe.
D
Two
weeks
ago,
the
mayor
made
an
announcement
with
the
Manhattan
D.A
with
regards
to
new
laws
that
they're
trying.
So
ultimately,
this
is
a
inter-agency
many
different
agencies,
working
together
so
between
the
Sheriff's,
Office,
dcwp
and
ocm,
and
now
Manhattan
VA
we're
just
trying
to
utilize
as
many
tools
in
the
toolbox
to
just
really
get
a
handle
on
the
situation
here,
when
dcwp
does
go
out
and
conduct
enforcement
for
unlicensed
tobacco
and
electronic
cigarettes,
we
do
notify
ocm
of
specific
locations.
D
D
D
So
they're
they're
just
really
some
complications
with
the
legislation
that's
being
involved
in
terms
of
the
role
in
food
enforcement
and
who
that
would
fall
to
and
there's
just
it's
currently
a
patchwork
of
excuse
me.
It's
become
a
patchwork
in
the
sense
that
agencies
are
working
together
to
resolve
this
issue.
I
can't
speak
on
behalf
of
ocm,
but
even
where,
through
how
should
I.
D
D
Where
so,
I
I
believe
there
is
some
some
legislation
in
the
works
to
fix
that
where
some
of
these
licensed
businesses
are
available
to
sell
Vape
products,
but
as
to
my
knowledge,
if
we
were
to
inspect
even
a
licensed
cannabis
shop
and
they
are
selling
these
component
parts
for
electronic
cigarettes,
we
do
have
a
role
and
they
would
require
a
license
from
us.
So
can
I
ask
you
a
quick
question?
Yes,.
F
D
I
can't
again,
I
can't
speak
for
ocm,
I
I
believe
they
are
currently
relying
on
the
sheriff's
office
for
most
of
their
enforcement
and
and
we
would
and
NYPD,
and
we
would
conduct
joint
inspections.
But
with
regards
to
dcwp,
we
have
two
separate
units
that
would
go
out
and
conduct
inspections
within
dcwp.
D
F
F
Right
now,
but
I'm
just
getting
the
feeling
that
you
guys
are
overwhelmed
with
the
task,
and
you
know
the
fact
that
so
many
stores
have
opened
up
so
quickly
has
made
it
really
difficult
to
keep
up
with
it,
especially
since
there
seems
to
be
no
established,
Point
organization
or
team
to
take
control
and
that
you're
all.
As
you
say,
it's
sort
of
a
patchwork
where
you're
all
sort
of
feeling
your
way
around
whose
responsibility
is
what
so
I
just
wanted
to
throw
that
in
just
go
ahead.
You
know
I'm,
sorry
to
interrupt
no.
E
I
mean
just
you're
doing
a
great
job
of
explaining
something
that
is,
that
is
extremely
complicated,
and
there
are
so
many
moving
Parts,
but
pardon.
We
certainly
can't
advocate
for
funding
ocm,
because
that's
a
state
office
and
and
the
coordination
between
the
city
and
state
is
is
or
the
lack
of
it
is
pretty
alarming,
because
the
businesses
that
don't
have
licenses
to
sell
tobacco
and
and
ercd
products
they're
still
paying
their
their
taxes.
E
You
know
they're
still
registered
as
a
business
with
the
state
of
New
York,
there's
nothing
to
catch
it
at
the
state
level
for
being
an
uncommitted
city,
city,
business
and
I.
Think
I
think
ocm
isn't
they're
not
setting
up
to
inspect
stores
that
have
TRD
and
ercd
licenses
that
might
also
be
selling
Delta
88
and
cannabis
products
they're
setting
up
to
inspect
sort
of
their
their
own,
their
own
family
of
stores.
E
So
I,
don't
I,
don't
see
them
like
I,
don't
think
we
could
call
ocm
to
come
to
Central
Brooklyn,
because
one
of
our
tobacco
stores
also
has
a
cannabis
product
that
would
go
directly
to
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
I'll.
Try
to
get
it
in
the
chat
and
if
not
I'll,
I'll
I'll
get
it
to
anybody
who
emails.
There
was
a
city
council
hearing
on
this,
and
so
you
really
get
a
a
sense
of
the
extent
to
which
dycd,
because
I
don't
know.
C
D
D
So
for
each
violation
that
we
identify,
we
level
a
civil
penalty
against
the
business,
and
these
are
cumulative
for
each
subsequent
day
that
the
business
in
operation,
from
the
data
of
the
violation
until
they're
scheduled
both
hearing
so
subsequent
violations
that
follow
an
inspection
after
the
scheduled
oath.
Hearing
will
result
in
increased
subtle
penalties
and
in
terms
of
What.
Some
of
the
complaints
that
we're
dealing
with
is
the
proximity
of
these
businesses
to
schools.
D
I
know
ocm
has
their
specific
criteria
that
mirrors
what
they
all
at
SLA
has
in
terms
of
200
feet
for
houses
of
worship
or
within
200
feet
in
within
200
feet
for
schools
in
New,
York
City
for
dcwp.
We
enforce
there's
a
law
that
allows
us
to
enforce
public
displays
of
tobacco,
so
whether
it's
advertising
specific
or
marketing,
geared
towards
kid
or
products
or
displaying
smoking
paraphernalia
Within
500
feet.
That
is
something
that
we
are
trying
to
focus
on
as
well.
D
However,
DC
WP
can't
simply
shut
down
a
business,
so
I
I
know
between
the
Sheriff's
Office
and
ocm
there
and
NYPD
they're
working
on
new
nuisance
abandonment
laws
to
get
rid
of
some
of
these
Bad
actors.
These
on
some
licensed
smoke.
Shops
ecwp
also
has
a
procedure
after
subsequent
violations
and
unpaid
penalties
that
over
accrue
over
a
period
of
time.
At
that
point,
we
can
consider
stealing
a
business
I
also
wanted
to
share
in
the
chat.
D
Just
I
mentioned
some
of
the
penalties
and
I
am
remembering
my
comment
about
3-1-1
and
what
I
wanted
to
share.
So
let
me
just
share
that
in
the
chat
and
and
to
be
frank,
so
just
to
just
peel
back
the
curtain
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
your
311
complaints,
they
do
work.
They
are
effective
and
I.
Think
if,
if
Dwayne
and
Barton
decide
to
see,
hey,
hey
I
noticed
the
smoke
shop
on
a
Church
Avenue.
D
D
Just
wanted
to
to
just
preface
that,
however,
because
ocm
is
a
state
entity,
they
have
their
own
complaint
hotline
where
311
complaints
will
not
be
filtered
to
them,
and
I
also
want
to
be
sure
that
I
think
the
detail
matters
in
terms
of
your
301
complaints,
the
more
detail
the
better,
but
in
that
detail,
what
we're
seeing
if
it's
solely
about
cannabis,
our
agency
cannot
that's
not
our
role.
So
if
it's
about
unlicensed
smoke,
shops
and
I'm.
D
B
Thank
you,
I
I'm,
looking
at
this
from
a
I
think
a
slightly
different
perspective.
We've
got
a
lot
of
I,
guess:
you're,
calling
them
black
market
cannabis
shops,
but
why
is
it
that
now
that
the
state
has
made
it
legal
to
sell
and
buy
cannabis?
There
are
only
four
licenses.
There
should
be
hundreds
of
hundreds
of
licenses
issued
by
this
point.
I
would
think
so.
What's
going
on,
that's.
D
D
For
that
question,
I
I
wish
ocm
were
here
in
in
the
room
to
address
that
there's.
Currently,
there
are
a
number
of
businesses
that
that
will
be
opening,
but
I
can't
say
that
the
rollout
has
helped
the
matter
just
in
terms
of
fighting
against
the
the
current.
What
we're
currently
dealing
with
and
what
we're
currently
seeing
with
unlicensed
smoke
shops
and
the
paroliferation.
E
So
you
know
it's
a
it's
a
trying
to
funnel
that
preliminary
group
in
first
I
think
has
has
been
a
bureaucratically
difficult
and
then
they've
had
to
put
things
in
place,
because
the
original
application
fee
was
two
thousand
dollars
or
something
like
that.
So
there,
the
states
working
to
to
assist
with
rentals
for,
for
and
and
just
to
assist
their
primary
Apple
applicants
with
some
of
the
hurdles
that
they
they
have
up
so
I
think
that's
part
of
why
it's
slow
and
then
I
think.
Eventually
there
will
be
hundreds
at
least
hundreds.
F
A
Involved,
I
I
was
going
to
defer
to
you
Dwayne,
but
just
wanted
to
come
on
and
say
good
evening
to
everyone,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
hosting
this
popped
out
at
me,
one
obviously,
a
former
member
community
board
14
and
always
excited
to
join
you
guys,
but
also
just
to
announce
that
my
office
has
a
arch
task
force
that
meets
every
third
Tuesday
of
the
month
on
beginning
next
month.
We've
had
about
three
meetings
so
far.
A
We
just
wanted
to
flag
that
the
folks
who
may
be
interested
in
the
task
force
serve
as
a
way
out
to
perform
an
legislative
policy
up
in
Albany
in
terms
of
what
we
can
do
in
arts
and
culture.
But
again
this
is
my
down
week
and
I
just
decided
to
be
in
community
in
on
website
on
web
with
on
folks
and
not
have
to
be
in
session.
Just
listening
to
what
great
things
are
happening
in
the
neighborhood
that
thank
you
so
much
Sean
and
seeing
quality
of
work.
A
G
G
G
When
Sean
mentioned
dycd
earlier
she's,
actually
referring
to
dcwv
correct
I
do
have
a
question
Ed
around
you
know.
You
mentioned
a
number
of
active
tobacco
and
e-tobacco
licenses
in
Community,
District
14.,
and
you
know
that
we're
above
our
capacity
right
now
above
our
cabinet.
Anything
new
opening
up
would
need
to
there
wouldn't
be
an
opportunity
for
them
to
get
a
license.
G
So
I'm
curious
as
to
you
know,
from
an
enforcement
standpoint
like
how
often
are
you
guys,
targeting
like
communities
like
ours,
to
kind
of
do
enforcement
and
check
new
businesses
that
are
popping
up
and
also-
and
you
know,
considering
Lawrence
on
this
call?
How
can
an
organization
make
a
bid
in
addition
to
community
members
reporting,
but
how
can
a
bid
approach
this
with
like
property
owners
in
terms
of
ensuring
that
the
business
that's
going
in
is
not
an
unlicensed
on
business.
D
So,
in
terms
of
just
our
overview,
our
reach
in
in
terms
of
enforcement,
so
we're
our
inspectors
are
out
in
the
field
on
a
regular
basis
and
even
though
they're
not
scheduled
to
inspect
like
a
a
smoke
shop,
they
may
see
one
next
door
or
just
on
their
route
like
so
they
do
take
notes
and
make
you
know,
make
those
observations
and-
and
that
is
real-time
information.
That's
sent
back
to
our
offices
and
or
even
like
it
was
if
they
encounter
a
business.
D
That's
not
necessarily
unlicensed
smoke
shop,
but
a
business
that
happens
to
be
out
of
business.
That
says,
that's
this
important
important
data
for
us
to
be
constantly
collecting,
just
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we
are
aware
of
the
licensed
businesses
and
and
unlicensed
businesses
that
that
are
that
may
be
around
so
and
in
terms
of
the
bids
involvement.
D
So
I
I
can
only
speak
from
a
a
good
chunk
of
Manhattan
and
downtown
Brooklyn,
because
that's
primarily
the
area
that
I
cover
and
the
bids
that
I've
worked
closely
with.
There
are
in
conversations
with
City
Hall
on
interagency
calls
with
where
it's
they're
a
part
of
the
corridor,
recovery,
task,
force
and
so
I
know.
City
Hall
has
done
specific
Outreach
to
all
the
bids
throughout
the
city
to
ensure
that
all
their
voices
are
heard,
and
these
are
some
of
the
issues
that
have
come
up.
D
F
H
Go
ahead,
something
thank
you,
yeah,
on
the
on
the
co-lead
for
all
of
Brooklyn
on
the
on
the
task
force
on
the
mayor's
task
force,
and
so
we
talk
about
this
periodically
and
also
on
the
co-chair
of
the
bid
association's
quality
of
life
working
group
with,
along
with
the
Times
Square
Alliance.
So
we're
we're
in
the
mayor's
face
a
lot
about
stuff,
and
this
is
something
that
comes
up
regularly,
so
we
will
be
on
top.
But
this
is
a
fascinating
conversation
because
I,
don't
I,
didn't
know
a
lot
of
these
details.
F
D
I
mean
if
again,
Lauren
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
us.
I
mean
I'm
I
happen
to
sit
on
the
board,
but
also
just
as
a
resident
in
the
community.
If
there
are
any
things
that
I
can
help,
maybe
just
look
further
into
on
your
behalf
or
on
behalf
of
the
residents
of
this
Community
District
I'd
be
more
than
happy
to.
As
far
as
other
points
I
know,
Wayne
also
mentioned
just
in
terms
of
engaging
landlords
and
Property
Owners.
G
It'd
be
really
helpful,
I
think
for
folks,
like
Lauren
or
or
even
sean
as
people
are
calling
in,
and
you
know
so,
if
the
suggestion
can
be
made
that
a
toolkit
be
made
or
put
together
specifically
for
organizations
like
bids
or
the
community
boards,
so
that
they
have
have
some
sort
of
guidance
on
how
to
respond
to
some
of
this
I
think.
If
that
recognition
can
go
back
to
your
bosses
or
the
folks
that
are
making
those
decisions,
it
would
be
very
helpful
to
all
of
us.
D
I
F
F
I
These
are,
but
they
charge
too
much
to
the
customers
number
one
and
years
back,
DCA
advertised
about
spices
imported
from
South
Asia
as
well,
that
those
spices
which
are
which
used
for
food
for
cooking
purpose
they
contain
lead
and
it
affects
also
females
during
pregnancy.
So
they
are
still
in
large
numbers.
They
are
being
sold
in
these
places
all
over,
even
especially
in
New
York.
Our
DCA
is
doing
on
this
special
issue.
D
I
can't
speak
on
regards
on
the
with
regards
to
the
spices
that
are
being
sold.
I
think
that's
more
of
an
issue
with
the
department
of
health
and
mental
hygiene,
but
if
you
have
specific
locations
of
unlicensed
shop
feel
free
to
share
them
with
myself
and
Sean,
and
we
will
ensure
that
these
businesses
will
be
inspected,
but
I
just
want
to
Echo
what
Wayne
was
saying
and
in
your
communication
with
our
director
or
assistant
Commissioner
of
community
Communications
at
dcwp.
G
If
we
can
just
quickly
point
out
Sean,
thank
you
for
sharing
that
information
in
the
chat
Sean
just
shared
in
the
chat.
The
legislative
calendar
for
the
city
council,
specifically
around
some
of
this.
Some
of
the
topics
that
we're
discussing
now
so
I
would
encourage
you
all
to
check
out
the
link.
Look
at
it.
D
Yeah
great,
so
thank
you
for
again
for
joining
me
for
my
second
presentation
of
the
evening
on
financial
empowerment.
Again,
my
name
is
Ed
sen
and
I
will
be
presenting
on
NYC
free
tax,
prep
and
NYC
Financial
impairment,
centers,
so
I
I
think
I
earlier
gave
you
an
overview
of
our
city
agency.
This
is
our
mission
statement.
D
We
licensed
tobacco
shops
and
we
enforce
workplace
rights
and
I'd
like
to
focus
a
little
bit
more
of
our
Office
of
Financial
Empowerment.
So
there
are
two
major
programs
that
we
hope
that
can
save
New
Yorkers
money
and
achieve
your
financial
goals,
the
first
being
NYC
free
tax
prep,
and
this
is
a
service
that
has
been
going
on
in
New,
York
City
for
over
21
years.
D
This
is
an
annual
tax
campaign
where
we
connect
New
Yorkers
with
certified
preparers
who
are
paid
by
the
city
to
do
your
taxes
for
free,
so
with
NYC,
free
tax,
prep
you're
using
trusted
Professional
Service
and
avoiding
having
to
pay
expensive
tax,
preparer
fees.
So
we're
hearing
that
New
Yorkers
are
paying
anywhere
from
200
to
300
upwards,
so
500
just
to
have
their
taxes
prepared.
D
These
repairs
are
trained
to
ensure
that
you're
claiming
valuable
tax
credits
to
that
would
mean
a
bigger
refund
and
more
money
going
back
to
your
household
and
many
of
our
City's
Working,
Families
and
individuals.
For
them,
a
tax
return
can
be
just
a
significant
paycheck
for
the
year
or
we're
finding
them
too
often
that
money
is
being
left
on
the
table
because
folks
might
not
actually
understand
that
they're
eligible
for
certain
tax
credits
or
that
they're
using
paid
preparers
who
charge
them
for
services.
D
Last
year
we
had
a
filer
who
learned
about
the
child
tax
credit
and
got
connected
with
our
services,
and
they
were
able
to
receive
more
than
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
there
tax
refund
after
following
with
our
services,
so
our
providers
can
complete
tax
returns
for
all
taxpayers,
regardless
of
their
immigration
status
and
to
file
for
free
using
our
our
services.
Generally
speaking,
families
have
to
have
an
income
of
eighty
thousand
dollars
or
less
and
for
single
filers.
D
They
have
to
have
an
income
of
fifty
six
thousand
dollars
or
less.
However,
there
are
some
sites
that
may
vary
and
offer
higher
income
thresholds
and
I'll
help
just
the
the
audience
tonight
navigate
our
websites,
but
that
website
is
nyc.gov
forward,
slash
tax
prep
and
to
look
at
our
map
for
locations
and
details.
We
have
more
than
150
sites
across
the
city
that
offer
a
mix
of
different
services
to
best
meet
your
needs.
D
So,
in
this
case,
we
some
of
our
tax
providers,
can
work
on
prior
year
returns
in
addition
to
amending
part
of
your
returns
as
well.
We're
seeing
that
a
lot
of
seniors
that
were
not
aware
of
through
the
cares
act,
the
the
the
stimulus
check
that
was
offered
and
that
can
be
still
claimed
by
filing
prior
year
returns,
even
though
they
may
have
not
had
any
income
at
all
and
didn't
feel
the
need
to
that
they
should
file
their
taxes.
D
D
So,
in
addition
to
the
these
13
primary
languages
that
we
offer
our
services
and
our
translation
services
has
capacity
in
more
than
180
different
languages
and
in
terms
of
the
documentation
that
you
would
need,
we
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
bringing
a
photo
ID
such
as
your
ID
NYC
driver's
license
or
a
state
issued
license,
or
your
passport
tax.
Id
information
such
as
your
social
security
number
or
your
itin
number,
which
is
your
individual
taxpayer
identification
number.
D
D
Lastly,
I
want
to
mention
one
other
thing:
should
you
choose
to
use
a
pay
prepare
for
your
taxes,
you,
as
a
consumer,
have
rights
as
well
and
dcwp
produces
and
requires
paid
preparers
to
disclose
a
consumer
Bill
of
Rights
regarding
tax
preparers,
so
that
you
may
be
alert
for
preparers
that
overcharge
or
charge
hidden
fees
or
file
your
returns,
without
your
permission,
something
that
we're
happy
to
announce.
That's
new
this
year
is
tax
prep
services
for
self-employed
New
Yorkers.
D
So
if
you
work
for
yourself
and
you
need
to
file
taxes
annually
or
make
estimated
tax
payments
quarterly,
we
can
help
with
that
as
well.
There
are
specific
sites
that
are
dedicated
to
self-employed
New
Yorkers,
where
you
can
get
additional
free
resources
in
addition
to
getting
your
taxes
filed
so
such
as
workshops
on
the
basics
of
tax
filing
and
record
keeping.
D
So
when
you
meet
with
a
financial
counselor,
the
first
thing
that
they'll
ask
you
is
what
your
goal
is,
and
so,
for
example,
are
you
looking
to
repair
your
credit?
Are
you
looking
to
save
up
for
a
purchase,
be
it
a
car
or
a
home?
Do
you
need
help
tackling
debt
so
from
there
our
financial
counselors
would
develop
an
assessment
of
your
financial
health
and
how
they
can
work
with
you
to
achieve
your
specific
goal,
your
financial
counselor
will
are
they're
able
to
develop
a
short-term
and
long-term
goal.
D
D
C
D
D
I
know
within
the
district
kojo,
also
a
sponsor
of
site
I'm
having
some
slight
difficulties
so
here.
So
this
is
the
Fort
Greene
Council
over
on
Ocean
Avenue
they're
working
in
partnership
with
food
bank,
so
I
want
to
highlight
that
food
bank
I
believe
all
their
sites
across
the
city
have
a
limit
of
sixty
thousand
dollars
for
all
filers.
D
They
specialize
in
amended,
returns
and
prior
returns
in
addition
to
the
returns
that
are
being
offered,
in
addition
to
returns
that
are
to
be
filed
this
year
in
terms
of
language
capacity.
So
they
also
they
offer
services
in
seven
different
languages
and
they
are
open,
Monday
through
Friday
and
also
on
Sundays
as
well.
So
a
lot
of
availability.
D
Their
phone
number
is
listed
here
on
the
website,
but
but
if
you're
further
up
north
in
the
district,
Metro
Health
Plus
on
Church
Avenue
offers
Services
as
well
in
partnership
with
Brooklyn,
and
this
I
believe.
Yes,
this
is
the
Flatbush
Library
over
on
Linden
Boulevard,
with
specific
services
and
I
thought.
D
Canva
had
a
site,
but
maybe
I
mispoke
I,
don't
want
to
get
them
in
trouble,
but
as
far
as
sites
within
our
district
and
also
just
slightly
outside
of
our
district
Med
Council
over
on
Fort
is
partner.
Racing
partnering
over
here.
Excuse
me,
so
that's
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
in-person
sites
and
as
far
as
online
services,
we
have
a
whole
list
of
different
partners,
whether
it's
virtual
tax,
prep
or
assisted
tax
prep.
D
F
I'm
pleased
to
see
that
there's
a
separate
category
for
self-employed
with
the
gig
economy,
you
know
becoming
what
it
is.
There
are
probably
a
lot
of
people
who
you
know
are
halfway
between
just
being
a
regular
employee
and
actually,
you
know,
being
a
full
employee.
Of
course.
That's
why
they're
called
self-employed,
but
I
feel
that
they
could
probably
pretty
easily
slip
between
the
cracks
and
may
not
be
aware
at
all
of
the
various
details
of
what
their
place
in
the.
D
Finance
I
will
have
to
give
credit
where
credit
is
due
to
our
mayor.
This
is
a
part
of
his
economic
blueprint
to
expand
these
services
to
small
businesses
and
self-employed
individuals,
and
so
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
the
services
here
for
that
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions,
but
I
also
wanted
to
just
highlight
our
free
financial
counseling.
D
It's
a
different
button
here
that
you
can
access,
but
the
link
to
that
would
be
nyc.gov
pop
money,
I'll
throw
those
in
the
chat
as
well.
When
I'm
answering
some
questions
but
and
just
to
highlight
how
easily
you
can
schedule
an
appointment
and
I
mean
this
may
be
something
that
would
be
of
interest
as
well.
D
D
D
Oh
there
you
go
yes,
so
let's
say
their
earliest
availability,
so
we
can
schedule
one
for
next
Tuesday,
the
28th.
So
that's
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
how
and
so
next
Tuesday
at
three
and
you,
you
can
also
select
your
counselor
too
I
I.
Think
just
given
the
time
frame.
They're,
maybe
not
not
too
many
availabilities,
but
as
simple
as
just
entering
your
first
and
last
name,
your
email
address
your
phone
number
and
confirm
that
you're,
not
a
robot
and
then
you'll
just
submit
so.
F
D
G
Just
I
mean
quickly
because
we
are
running
up
on
on
about
an
hour
and
a
half.
Now
in
the
past,
you
guys
are
really
good
about
and
you'll
you'll
see
a
running
theme
with
me:
media
kits
toolkits
things
that
help
us
as
community
members
and
as
a
board,
get
the
information
out
you're
going
to
send
information
to
Sean.
We
know
that,
but
like
individually,
where
can
I
get
a
flyer
in
Creole
or
in
Urdu
or
somewhere
else,
where
I
can
print
out
and
share
with
my
neighbors
that
I
come
across.
D
I
believe
that
is
on
our
website,
but
if
it's
not
that's
on
our
comms
theme,
I
I
do
sincerely
apologize,
but
yes,
I
can
definitely
have
that
information
readily
available.
That
is
something
that
we
are
working
to
improve
on
as
far
as
media
kits
and
and
yes,
I
will
bring
that
back
to
our
team
as
well.
I.
G
You
know
share
things
regularly.
Online
I
know
Michelle
sends
stuff
out
regularly
to
communities,
and
we
have
a
broad
networks
so
a
way
to
take
some
of
the
lift
off
of
the
community
board
as
board
members.
You
know
we
can
I'm
always
advocating
with
this.
That
I
feel,
like
that's
part
of
our
role,
is
to
we're
supposed
to
be
the
the.
C
G
D
I'll
be
sure
to
share
that
with
Shawna
and
both
you
and
Barton
and
any
other
board
members
that
would
want
that
information,
so
I
I
know
I'm
not
seeing
it
on
our
website.
That
is
something
that
is
I
believe
just
internally.
That
should
be
made
generally
available
to
the
public
as
well.
So
I
will
share
that
note.
Thank
you.
Duane.
F
G
E
G
6
30
it'll
be
the
planning
meeting
for
our
annual
youth
16th
annual
youth
conference
and
for
those
of
you
that
engage
with
that,
you
know
how
big
of
a
deal.
Let's
try
to
get
these
kids
access
to
resources,
access
to
jobs.
So
if
you
can
join
us
to
help
with
the
planning,
it
would
be
greatly
greatly
appreciated
and.
E
J
Yeah,
just
I
was
I
had
the
youth
conference
in
the
back
of
my
mind,
I
was
thinking
you
know
some
I,
don't
know
if
these
resources
exist
or
if,
if
you
guys
have
a
table
Ed
that
you
guys
set
up
but
or
Sean
having
these
kind
of
financial
thing
I
know
the
the
youth
conference
is
about
jobs,
but
my
experience
working
with
young
people,
they're
always
interested
in
information
about
what
planning
a
budget
will
be.
What
filing
taxes
will
look
like.
J
D
Great
Point
all
right
thanks
thanks
for
that
note
Eric,
so
we
were
so
I
started
with
the
agency
last
year.
I
was
present
at
the
last
youth
conference.
I
will
definitely
make
an
appearance
again
this
year,
so
yeah.
Thank
you
for
that
reminder.
Eric
I'll
share
that
with
my
team
and
if
I
won't
be
there
I'll
we'll
get
someone
else
to
be
present
as
well.
G
And
just
to
the
point
and
John
knows
this,
and
some
of
you
already
have
a
youth
conference
is
not
just
about
jobs,
it's
about
resources
for
our
young
people
and
there's
and
support
with
their
family.
So
it's
more
than
just
jobs.
It's
primary
focus
to
try
and
get
the
kids
employed,
but
it's
way
more
than
jobs,
William.