Osman Zenk, a Turkish immigrant and successful pedicab business owner in Manhattan, is fighting to regain his 28 pedicab licenses after they were revoked by the city’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). The DCA claimed Zenk lied on his license renewal form by failing to disclose that his mother-in-law, Elda Pastor, owned a separate pedicab company operating out of his garage. Zenk argues that he did not lie because city regulations do not classify a mother-in-law as immediate family. He has filed a lawsuit, claiming the DCA denied him due process and endangered his livelihood. A judge has temporarily barred the DCA from selling his licenses but also prohibited Zenk from leasing out his pedicabs until a court hearing in September. Zenk is seeking to restore his business and support the 22 drivers who rely on his pedicabs.
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