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' A Licensed Vendor Makes a Case for His Streets BY JIM LAMM 1 would like to briefly state a case in favor of not prohibiting Broadway, West Broad way, Astor Place, and University Place to general vendors. 1 am a licensed general vendor, and 1 work on University Place at 8th St. 1 live on Bleecker St. and 1 consider myself part of the community. 1 buy my food, my clothing, and 1 pay my rent in the Village. The money 1 earn here stays in the community. Regarding the statement in a recent article in The Villager that certain peddlers make several thousand dollars a day; to say that this statement is ludicrous is to be kind to the author. Also, 1 feel that iPs unnecessary to belabor the point that peddlers have a right to make a living like everyone else, and that there is along historical precedent for ped dlers in this city, and this country. (Gristedes, Macy's, Gimbels and Unique were all started by peddlers.) Peddling is one of the few ways left that a person with a little capital, and a lot of work can ‘‘bootstrap\ themselves into their own business. Now, point by point; Taxes; lt‘s common knowledge that peddlers don’t pay taxes, right? Wrong. A licensed general vendor must furnish proof (clearances from the New York State Dept, of Taxation) that he or she has paid City, State and Federal income tax, and sales tax for the previous year, or your license is not renewed, period. Jim Lamm Is a general vendor licensed by the City of New York and he lives on Edeecker Street. Litter: Isn’t it possible that the thousands of visitors that pour into the Village on any nice summer weekend generate a great deal of litter, and not a handfid of peddlers? I’m sure that some peddlers do litter, but 1 think it’s unreasonable to blame \The Litter Pro blem\ on them, 1 personally keep the area where 1 work dean, and my stand presen table, as do most of the vendors who work in my area. Congestion; Peddlers don’t create conges tion, New York City is congestion incarnate. A licensed peddler is allowed 4’ x 10’ (four feet by ten feet) along the curb, and on University Place where the sidewalk is 20 feet wide, this leaves a 16 foot d e a r passage for pedestrians. If a pedder is taldng up more space than allowed, or if there are more peddlers in any given block than allow ed, proper enforcement by the police depart ment would alleviate this problem. (Tliere are many regulations regarding the place ment of a peddler’s stand.) Finally, prohibiting the above named streets will only serve to help destroy something that has always been a tradition in the Village, and make life more difficult for a group of peo^e who are only trying to make a living like everyone else. There are less than 700 general vendors licenses in effect at this time for all of New York City. There is a concentration of ped dlers in this area now because so many streets have already been prohibited. Prohibiting the above named streets will not resolve this issue, but will only move it to another street. On the contrary, more streets should be opened to peddlers which would relieve the pressure on the four streets under consideration. F e r ihe Record News of the Political Scene Speaking fo r Union Sq, Landmark Buildings On Tuesday, the New York City Land mark Preservation Commission held public hearing on a proposal to designate six buildings on Union l^uare as historic landmarks, llte proposed six buildings on Union Square as historic landmarks. The proposed buildings are the Lincoln Building, Bank of the Metropolis, the Union Building, the Century BuQding, the Everett Building and the Guardian Life Bonding. Following is the statement that was prepared by VUlage Assemblymember William F. Passannante for delivery at the hearing: As the Member of Assembly who represents the district directly south of Union Square, 1 strongly endorse the proposal to give individual landmark designation to the six buildings under consideration today - the Lincoln Building, 1-3 Union Square West; Bank of the Metropolis, 31 Union Square West; the Union Building, 33 Union Square West; the Century Building, 33-37 East 17th Street; the Everett Building, 45 East 17th Street and the Guardian L&e Building, 50 Union Square East. Union Square plays an important role in the histoiy of New York and 1 am fearful that its significant architectural and historic character will be destroyed if these buildings or their facades are not designated individual landmarks. 1 also continue to support the creation of an historic district in the Union Square area, either as a separate (Ustiict or as an exten sion of the proposed Ladles Mile Historic District and also call for an immediate moratorium on demolition in the area pend ing review by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. 1 sincerely urge you to join with the con cerned citizens of this wonderful old part of New York City in preserving the six buildings which you are considering for landmark status. Support for the Anti-Homeport Lawsuit West Side Rep. Ted Weiss says that the lawsuit filed in April against the U.S. Navy’s plans to \homeport\ ships on Staten Island is \a welcome and appropriate response to the Navy’s failure to M ill its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as it prepares to station nuclear weapons-capable vessels in New York Harbor.\ NEPA’s requirements are spelled out quite clearly. Federal agencies must conduct a thorough enWronmental impact analysis of without waiting for a fiscal impact analysis currently underway by the Pentagon, a study prompted by concerns that the homeport’s benefits were overstated. An accurate, asr sessment, 1 believe would show the homeport to be a costly cousin to alternative civilian in vestment at Staten Island.\ Old Toxic Study Valid Village City Councilmember Carol Greit- zer has submitted a copy of a report on toxic substance danger in the subway system, all aspects of a proposed action that affect compiled by the City Council’s Mass Transit th^nvironment in any way. Committee, to a Joint State Senate and The Environmental Impact Statement pre- Assembly Hearing on the Toxic Hazards in pared by the Navy, says Weiss, looked at the Impact of the homeport on air quality and harbor dredging; it even studied its effect on traffic. \Yet there is no mention of the single aspect which could pose more of a threat to the health and welfare of New York’s residents, and of all life in the area, than any other conceivable impact: a nuclear weapons accident.\ The EIS, in claiming substantial economic benefit to the. New York, area without pro viding convincing evidence, is faulty in a sec ond, serious respect, Weiss points out. \The Navy reached its economic conclusions NYC Subways. The report, \The Problems of Safety and Government Supervision\ in the mass transit system, was the first study done on toxic material dangers in the subway system, originally Issues in July 1076, when Greitzer was chair of the Mass Transit Committee. \Althou^ this report is now nearly ten years old, 1 believe many of the questions it raised about testing procedures and safety enforcement are equally valid today,\ Greit zer says. \The MTA Is an independent body which is still primarily responsible for its own self-regulation in areas of safety.\ An Invitation to attend A Congressional Forum BLOWING THE WIflSTLE ON WASTE Join opponents of wasteful military spending: Renowned “ Whistleblower” Ernest Fitzgerald, once fired from the Defense Department for disclosing massive cost overruns on military contracts, but still disclosing cases o f waste; B.E.N.S., Business Executives for National Security, and Host, Congressman Bill Green of M anhattan, Executive Board member of the Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus and member of the Military Reform Caucus in the House of Representatives. ^Tuesday May 28, 7pm-9piii Einhorn Auditorium, Lenox Hill Hospital 131 East 76th Street (between Park and Lex.) 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