Zohran Mamdani: “Restaurant owners and street vendors have been forced to…”

“Now, there are few pleasures quite as simple or satisfying as a chocolate milkshake on a hot day. Yet for thousands of small business owners, behind the simplicity of a sweet treat, complexity often lurks. For too long, Restaurant owners and street vendors have been forced to apply for not one, but two permits if they want to serve warm food and cold dairy desserts at the same location. Today, my friends, we are lifting the freeze that too many New Yorkers must contend with as we launch Open for Small businesses.” (06:52–07:04)

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