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Caribbean L 24 ife, March 13-19, 2020
After meeting with NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Aloysee Heredia
Jarmoszuk, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams (center) joined
Deputy Public Advocate for Infrastructure & Environmental Justice
Kashif Hussain (left) and Winston Williams of Blackstreet Van Lines (right)
to discuss the need for increased enforcement measures within the commuter
van industry. Offi ce of NYC Public Advocate
Unauthorized
commuter vans
danger to public
By Nelson A. King
Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams
has called for increased enforcement
against unauthorized commuter
van operations after a Brooklyn cyclist
was struck by an unlicensed driver on
Saturday.
Williams, the son of Grenadian
immigrants, was joined by industry
advocates outside the NYC Taxi and
Limousine Commission’s (TLC) Manhattan
office on Tuesday afternoon to
address the need to utilize enforcement
powers, as established, to protect the
public and legitimate commuter van
companies operating in good faith.
“Commuter vans are a critical
component of our city’s transportation
infrastructure, especially in areas
underserved by the MTA, but unauthorized,
often uninsured operators pose
a danger to the public, as we unfortunately
saw last weekend,” said Williams
after meeting with the new TLC Commissioner,
Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk.
“I’ve worked closely with advocates
and with the TLC for years to step up
enforcement while ensuring that drivers
operating in good faith can safely
and effectively work with the community,”
he added. “I believe that the new
commissioner will be a strong partner
in these efforts going forward.”
The public advocate stressed the role
that TLC plays in enforcing against
unauthorized operations, as well as
methods for the public to identify those
who are operating in good faith.
He further urged drivers to go
through the process to become authorized,
a process which he said he has
worked for years to help streamline,
and for passengers to only ride commuter
vans that have the official TLC
Blue Diamond sticker displayed on the
van’s window.
As a former New York City Council
Member, Williams said he had passed
legislation aimed at “cracking down
on unauthorized, rogue commuter
van operators who pose a danger to
commuters, while also ensuring that
licensed and insured operators can
operate safely across the city, including
the Commuter Van Safety Act in 2017
and a 2018 measure to close a loophole
in enforcement.”
In a letter previously sent to the
commissioner, Williams asked for information
about current levels of enforcement,
as well as how future efforts
would be conducted.
During their meeting on Tuesday,
Williams said he and the commissioner
agreed to work together to achieve
those goals.
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