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Scott Stringer: “Speed is not only the prime concern here.”

Featuring: Scott Stringer, Democratic | Former Candidate, Mayor of New York City

New York City Forum on Sanctuary City Laws and Immigrant Protections

Published April 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 31:21

Welcome, sister. Musical chairs ranked choice voting. Now. I do think we have to double down and say to both the corporations and the people do the deliveries that speed, Speed is not only the prime concern here. If a senior citizen, someone 7 years old, gets hit by one of these motorized bikes and falls down, their decline and their mobility could be severely restricted. (31:21–31:24)

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Asserts that speed is not the only concern regarding delivery services.

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