Int. No. 51-A
By Council Members Menin, Brooks-Powers, Stevens, Hudson, Louis, Schulman, Won, Rivera, Farías and Dinowitz
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting vending in bicycle lanes
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 17-315 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g to read as follows:
g. No vending vehicle or pushcart or any other item related to the operation of a food vending business shall be placed within a bicycle lane. For purposes of this section, the term “bicycle lane” means a portion of the roadway that has been marked off or separated for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
§ 2. Section 20-465 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision h to read as follows:
h. No vending vehicle, pushcart, stand, goods or any other item related to the operation of a vending business shall be placed within a bicycle lane. For purposes of this section, the term “bicycle lane” means a portion of the roadway that has been marked off or separated for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
§ 3. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.
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2/20/24