Legislation Details

File #: Int 0859-2026    Version: * Name: Online publication of new biographical information relating to past local laws that changed the name of streets or parks.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Parks and Recreation
On agenda: 4/30/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the online publication of new biographical information relating to past local laws that changed the name of streets or parks
Sponsors: Gale A. Brewer, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Crystal Hudson, Farah N. Louis
Council Member Sponsors: 4
Summary: This bill would specify the process to be used by the Department of Records and Information Services to comply with existing law, requiring the posting of biographical information for the subjects of name changes of streets and parks, when no biographical information can be found in the legislative record.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 859, 2. Int. No. 859, 3. Memorandum in Support, 4. April 30, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 859

 

By Council Members Brewer, Brooks-Powers, Hudson and Louis

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the online publication of new biographical information relating to past local laws that changed the name of streets or parks

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 25-102.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 104 for the year 2023, is amended to read as follows:

§ 25-102.2 Posting certain information related to street and park names. a. Beginning July 1, 2023, for any street, park, playground, facility or structure, or portion thereof, renamed or co-named in accordance with section 25-102.1 of this chapter, an office or agency designated by the mayor, shall make biographical and/or background information about the person or entity for whom the naming is on behalf of available on its website within 90 days of the enactment of the local law which named the street, park, playground, facility or structure, or portion thereof.

b. To the extent practicable, no later than July 1, 2024, an office or agency designated by the mayor, shall make biographical and/or background information available on its website about the person or entity for whom a street, park, playground, facility or structure, or portion thereof, was renamed or co-named by any bill enacted between January 1, 1990 and July 1, 2023.

c. When the legislative record does not contain the biographical and/or background information required to be made available pursuant to subdivisions a or b of this section, the designated agency shall, through its own research, draft and make available biographical and/or background information. Any such biographical and/or background information drafted by the designated agency shall indicate its source. Where biographical and/or background information is unavailable, the designated agency shall note such unavailability on the website where such biographical information would otherwise be made available.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.

 

 

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LS # 21630

4/15/26