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Int 0807-2026
| * | Shaun Abreu | | | A plan to expand access to public bathrooms during the World Cup. | Introduction | This bill would require a City agency designated by the mayor to submit to the mayor and the speaker of the Council a plan to expand access to public bathrooms during the 2026 World Cup. The plan would be required to include details of any planned actions by the agency related to: identifying public spaces expected to receive increased foot traffic from World Cup activities; posting wayfinding signage directing the public to nearby available public bathrooms; extending the hours during which public bathrooms are accessible; installing temporary public bathrooms; increasing the frequency of public bathroom maintenance; prioritizing public bathrooms with accessibility features; and compiling and promoting a list of public bathrooms. The agency would be required to submit the plan no later than June 1, 2026. The final plan would also be posted on the agency’s website. | | |
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Int 0808-2026
| * | Shaun Abreu | | | Development of a World Cup events calendar and map of cultural corridors and small businesses connected to the participating nations. | Introduction | This bill would require that a City agency designated by the mayor develop and publish a calendar of 2026 World Cup activities. The calendar would include viewing parties, recreational events, performances, street festivals, and other cultural programming celebrating any of the 48 nations participating in the tournament. The bill would also require that the Department of Small Business Services develop and publish a map of neighborhoods or geographic areas within the City with a significant concentration of residents or businesses sharing a cultural or historical connection to a participating nation, and small businesses with culinary, historical, or other cultural connections to participating nations that consent to inclusion. The department of small business services would be required to conduct outreach to small businesses to help them maximize economic engagement during the World Cup. | | |
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Int 0849-2026
| * | Nantasha M. Williams | | | Requiring certain contracted entities to develop and implement a cultural passport program encouraging visitation to participating sites in each borough. | Introduction | This bill would provide for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (“EDC”) to develop and implement a cultural passport program in consultation with the Department of Small Business Services, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and New York City Tourism + Conventions. The goal of the program would be to encourage visitation to participating sites in each borough. Such program would be required to include: identification of at least five participating sites in each borough; production and distribution of a cultural passport document; a system by which participating sites can recognize visitation; incentives for cultural passport holders; and promotion, including publication of the program on a dedicated website. EDC would have one year to develop and implement the program. | | |
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