Dear Friends,
I hope you and your families are doing well, as COVID-19 continues to spread in New York and new variants are a cause for concern, it's absolutely important that everyone who hasn't gotten vaccinated yet does so immediately. Vaccines remain a critical and safe tool in protecting you and your community. Now New Yorkers can get $100, free tickets, memberships or gifts for getting vaccinated against COVID19. These giveaways will be available for a limited time. Please encourage everyone to get vaccinated and find a vaccination site near you: https://www1.nyc.gov/
This week we passed landmark legislation to bring much needed reforms to the David-versus-Goliath relationship that third-party delivery platforms have with locally owned restaurants. The four bills passed into law of which I am a lead sponsor include: legislation to prohibit the listing of restaurants without their consent on delivery platforms; a bill requiring transparency in the listing of app-generated phone numbers for restaurants and that a restaurant’s official number also be present; a bill to permanently prohibit erroneous charges to restaurants from supposed phone orders; and finally a bill extending a cap on the commission and miscellaneous fees these apps are allowed to charge restaurants.
With August right around the corner we are looking forward to three more Summer Concerts to mark the end of summer, bring music and entertainment to our neighborhoods with local artists in our District.
Our Mobile District Office Hours at the local libraries are the perfect opportunity to connect with constituents, hear from them and address their issues. This week we were in City Island and this upcoming week Team Gjonaj is looking forward to visit with constituents at the Allerton Library.
Please remember we are here for you, contact my office with issues or concerns at 718-931-1721 or email at MGjonaj@council.nyc.gov.
Sincerely,
NYC Councilman Mark Gjonaj
District 13, Bronx
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