Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/12/2024 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall
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    1.ROLL CALL      Roll call Not available
    2.INVOCATION - Delivered by: Pastor Louis Straker, Reflections Church located at 1078 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11203. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Louis.      Not available
    3.ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of August 15, 2024 be adopted as printed by Council Member Ariola.      Not available
    4.MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR      Not available
M 0066-2024 *  Received, Ordered, Printed and FiledWithdrawing the name of Randy Mastro (M 0063-2024) from consideration for his appointment as Corporation Counsel.Mayor's Message Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council  Action details Not available
M 0063-2024 *   Randy Mastro, Corporation CounselMayor's Message Withdrawn by Mayor  Action details Not available
    5.COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES - None      Not available
    6.PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - None      Not available
    7.LAND USE CALL-UPS      Not available
M 0067-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on Call-Up VoteZoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230208 ZSM and C 230209 ZSM).Land Use Call-Up Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0068-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on Call-Up VoteZoning, Seis Vecinos Restaurant, Bronx (D 2450065822 SWX).Land Use Call-Up Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0069-2024 *Erik D. Bottcher Coupled on Call-Up VoteZoning, 343 West 47th Street Demolition Special Permit, Manhattan (C 240244 ZSM).Land Use Call-Up Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
M 0070-2024 *Robert F. Holden Coupled on Call-Up VoteZoning, Cozy Corner Bar, Queens (D 2450082809 SWQ).Land Use Call-Up Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
          Pass Not available
    8.COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER      Not available
    9.DISCUSSION OF GENERAL ORDERS      Not available
    10.REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES - None      Not available
    11.REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES      Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS      Not available
Int 0242-2024 ACrystal Hudson Amended and Coupled on GOThe creation of a truth, healing, and reconciliation process.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) to establish a Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation process in connection with the City’s historic involvement in slavery and its present-day legacies. The process’s objectives would be to establish facts about slavery and its ongoing legacies in the City; to protect and acknowledge affected persons and communities throughout and after the process; and to recommend changes for government and institutions to prevent recurrence and perpetuation of harm. CORE would be required to hold public proceedings and conduct public engagement activities across all five boroughs, and to publish and memorialize its findings and recommendations. CORE would first undertake a two-year, participatory planning process before implementation, and would coordinate its work with the New York State community commission on reparations remedies and the reparations study to be required by Int. 279-A.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0279-2024 AFarah N. Louis Amended and Coupled on GOStudying the impacts of slavery and its legacies in New York city and recommending potential reparative measures for resulting harms.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) to work with subject experts to study the historical and present-day role of New York City government in perpetrating or perpetuating slavery and related racial injustices, and to consider reparative measures for such injustices. The reparations study would document the harms of slavery and its legacies in the City, identify associated rights violations, and recommend potential legal, policy and other measures to help remedy or redress associated harms. City agencies would be required to cooperate with any related special inquiries by CORE. Recommended measures may include monetary or non-monetary reparations, including symbolic measures such as public apologies or memorials. The study would also propose eligibility criteria for receiving reparations, and would coordinate with the New York State community commission on reparations remedies and the City’s process for Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation required by Int. 242-A.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0471-2024 ANantasha M. Williams Amended and Coupled on GOEstablishing a New York city freedom trail task force.IntroductionThis bill would establish a task force to consider the creation of a citywide New York City freedom trail and a “Lower Manhattan freedom trail” in Lower Manhattan. The freedom trails would be walkable tours which mark and commemorate historical sites in New York City that are associated with the abolitionist movement and Underground Railroad. The task force would consist of public officials, academic and historical scholars, and representatives from relevant organizations. The freedom trail task force would be required to conduct at least two public meetings. The task force would be required to submit a report of its recommendations to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council no later than one year after the task force is first convened.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0833-2024 APublic Advocate Jumaane Williams Amended and Coupled on GORequiring the installation and maintenance of an informational sign at the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets in Manhattan to mark the site of New York’s first slave market.IntroductionThis bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to facilitate the installation and maintenance of an informational sign near the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets, in Manhattan, to mark the site of New York’s first slave market. The sign must be in place within 250 days of the bill’s enactment.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE      Not available
Int 0898-2024 *Sandy Nurse Coupled on GOCypress Hills Fulton Business Improvement District (BID).IntroductionThis bill would establish the Cypress Hills Fulton Business Improvement District (BID).Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Int 0906-2024 *Julie Won Coupled on GOQueens Plaza/Court Square Business Improvement District (BID).IntroductionThis bill would authorize the Queens Plaza/Court Square Business Improvement District to change its name to the Long Island City Business Improvement District (BID). This bill would also authorize an increase in the amount to be expended annually in the BID to $2,058,978. This bill would also extend the boundaries of the existing BID to incorporate new areas, amend the method by which the district charge is assessed, and increase the maximum amount allowed to be spent for improvements in the BID.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0559-2024 *Justin L. Brannan Preconsidered - Coupled on GOResolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0142-2024 *Justin L. Brannan  Rachel Bridge HDFC, Block 2153, Lot 1; Block 2162, Lot 1, Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0570-2024 *Justin L. Brannan Preconsidered - Coupled on GOLU 142 - Rachel Bridge HDFC, Block 2153, Lot 1; Block 2162, Lot 1, Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT      Not available
Int 0089-2024 APierina Ana Sanchez Amended and Coupled on GOStrengthening Fire Safety Bill Package - Notification of council members of certain fires occurring within their district.IntroductionThis bill would require an agency designated by the Mayor, to provide notice to Council Members of certain fires occurring within their districts. The notification would need to be sent within three hours of the Fire Department deploying personnel to the scene of the fire, and would include the following information relating to the fire: the date and time of the fire, the address of the fire, and details of the department’s emergency response to the fire.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BUILDINGS      Not available
Int 0006-2024 AAlexa Avilés Amended and Coupled on GOTenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.IntroductionThis law would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in consultation with the Fire Department and Department of Buildings, to develop procedures to ensure that occupants of multiple dwellings are informed of the process for the issuance of residential vacate orders following fires, including information on their rights of occupancy and responsibilities of landlords, what may constitute harassment, and the process for rescinding vacate orders. HPD would also be required to designate a person on site to provide information to tenants in the designated citywide languages.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE      Not available
LU 0108-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Landmarks, Heckscher Building, Manhattan (N 240374 HIM)Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0571-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on GOLU 108 - Landmarks, Heckscher Building, Manhattan (N 240374 HIM)Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0129-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Landmarks, Beekman Hotel, Manhattan (N 240396 HIM).Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0572-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on GOLU 129 - Landmarks, Beekman Hotel, Manhattan (N 240396 HIM).Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
LU 0131-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Landmarks, Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island (N 240410 HIR).Land Use Application Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
Res 0573-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr. Coupled on GOLU 131 - Landmarks, Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island (N 240410 HIR).Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE      Not available
Int 0346-2024 AMercedes Narcisse Amended and Laid OverPedestrian crossing guidelines and right of way.IntroductionThis bill would permit pedestrians to legally cross a roadway at any point, including outside of a marked or unmarked crosswalk, and allow for crossing against traffic signals. It would legalize the activity commonly referred to as “jaywalking” and specify that crossing against a traffic signal or crossing at any point outside of a crosswalk will not be a violation of the administrative code and therefore can no longer be the subject of a summons. The bill would also require the Department of Transportation to conduct an education effort regarding the rights and responsibilities of pedestrians and of operators of motor vehicles, bicycles, and other mobility devices on city roadways.Laid Over by Council  Action details Not available
Int 0746-2024 AOswald Feliz Amended and Coupled on GOImprovement and maintenance of medians through the planting of vegetation or use in stormwater management.IntroductionThis proposed bill would require the Commissioner of Transportation, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to improve at least 1 mile of paved medians every 2 years until 2046. These improvements must include adding planted medians, tree beds, or stormwater infrastructure. The Commissioner of Transportation will prioritize these improvements in high priority investment areas. The Department of Transportation (“Department”) will be required to report on their progress annually. The Department will also be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of these medians, unless the Mayor designates another agency or office to be responsible. The Department will maintain a website that identifies each of these improved medians as well as the agency or office responsible for their cleaning and maintenance.Approved by CouncilPass Action details Not available
    12.GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR      Not available
T2024-0003 * ~coupledCoupled on GOCommissioner of DeedsCommissioner of Deeds Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
     COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR      Not available
    ~coupledCIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS      Not available
Int 0242-2024 ACrystal Hudson~coupledA and GOThe creation of a truth, healing, and reconciliation process.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) to establish a Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation process in connection with the City’s historic involvement in slavery and its present-day legacies. The process’s objectives would be to establish facts about slavery and its ongoing legacies in the City; to protect and acknowledge affected persons and communities throughout and after the process; and to recommend changes for government and institutions to prevent recurrence and perpetuation of harm. CORE would be required to hold public proceedings and conduct public engagement activities across all five boroughs, and to publish and memorialize its findings and recommendations. CORE would first undertake a two-year, participatory planning process before implementation, and would coordinate its work with the New York State community commission on reparations remedies and the reparations study to be required by Int. 279-A.   Action details Not available
Int 0279-2024 AFarah N. Louis~coupledA and GOStudying the impacts of slavery and its legacies in New York city and recommending potential reparative measures for resulting harms.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE) to work with subject experts to study the historical and present-day role of New York City government in perpetrating or perpetuating slavery and related racial injustices, and to consider reparative measures for such injustices. The reparations study would document the harms of slavery and its legacies in the City, identify associated rights violations, and recommend potential legal, policy and other measures to help remedy or redress associated harms. City agencies would be required to cooperate with any related special inquiries by CORE. Recommended measures may include monetary or non-monetary reparations, including symbolic measures such as public apologies or memorials. The study would also propose eligibility criteria for receiving reparations, and would coordinate with the New York State community commission on reparations remedies and the City’s process for Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation required by Int. 242-A.   Action details Not available
Int 0471-2024 ANantasha M. Williams~coupledA and GOEstablishing a New York city freedom trail task force.IntroductionThis bill would establish a task force to consider the creation of a citywide New York City freedom trail and a “Lower Manhattan freedom trail” in Lower Manhattan. The freedom trails would be walkable tours which mark and commemorate historical sites in New York City that are associated with the abolitionist movement and Underground Railroad. The task force would consist of public officials, academic and historical scholars, and representatives from relevant organizations. The freedom trail task force would be required to conduct at least two public meetings. The task force would be required to submit a report of its recommendations to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council no later than one year after the task force is first convened.   Action details Not available
Int 0833-2024 APublic Advocate Jumaane Williams~coupledA and GORequiring the installation and maintenance of an informational sign at the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets in Manhattan to mark the site of New York’s first slave market.IntroductionThis bill would require the New York City Department of Transportation to facilitate the installation and maintenance of an informational sign near the intersection of Wall and Pearl Streets, in Manhattan, to mark the site of New York’s first slave market. The sign must be in place within 250 days of the bill’s enactment.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledFINANCE      Not available
Int 0898-2024 *Sandy Nurse~coupledGOCypress Hills Fulton Business Improvement District (BID).IntroductionThis bill would establish the Cypress Hills Fulton Business Improvement District (BID).   Action details Not available
Int 0906-2024 *Julie Won~coupledGOQueens Plaza/Court Square Business Improvement District (BID).IntroductionThis bill would authorize the Queens Plaza/Court Square Business Improvement District to change its name to the Long Island City Business Improvement District (BID). This bill would also authorize an increase in the amount to be expended annually in the BID to $2,058,978. This bill would also extend the boundaries of the existing BID to incorporate new areas, amend the method by which the district charge is assessed, and increase the maximum amount allowed to be spent for improvements in the BID.   Action details Not available
Res 0559-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~coupledPreconsidered - GOResolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0570-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~coupledPreconsidered - GOLU 142 - Rachel Bridge HDFC, Block 2153, Lot 1; Block 2162, Lot 1, Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.Resolution    Action details Not available
    ~coupledFIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT      Not available
Int 0089-2024 APierina Ana Sanchez~coupledA and GOStrengthening Fire Safety Bill Package - Notification of council members of certain fires occurring within their district.IntroductionThis bill would require an agency designated by the Mayor, to provide notice to Council Members of certain fires occurring within their districts. The notification would need to be sent within three hours of the Fire Department deploying personnel to the scene of the fire, and would include the following information relating to the fire: the date and time of the fire, the address of the fire, and details of the department’s emergency response to the fire.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledHOUSING AND BUILDINGS      Not available
Int 0006-2024 AAlexa Avilés~coupledA and GOTenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires.IntroductionThis law would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), in consultation with the Fire Department and Department of Buildings, to develop procedures to ensure that occupants of multiple dwellings are informed of the process for the issuance of residential vacate orders following fires, including information on their rights of occupancy and responsibilities of landlords, what may constitute harassment, and the process for rescinding vacate orders. HPD would also be required to designate a person on site to provide information to tenants in the designated citywide languages.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledLAND USE      Not available
Res 0571-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledGOLU 108 - Landmarks, Heckscher Building, Manhattan (N 240374 HIM)Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0572-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledGOLU 129 - Landmarks, Beekman Hotel, Manhattan (N 240396 HIM).Resolution    Action details Not available
Res 0573-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~coupledGOLU 131 - Landmarks, Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island (N 240410 HIR).Resolution    Action details Not available
    ~coupledTRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE      Not available
Int 0746-2024 AOswald Feliz~coupledA and GOImprovement and maintenance of medians through the planting of vegetation or use in stormwater management.IntroductionThis proposed bill would require the Commissioner of Transportation, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to improve at least 1 mile of paved medians every 2 years until 2046. These improvements must include adding planted medians, tree beds, or stormwater infrastructure. The Commissioner of Transportation will prioritize these improvements in high priority investment areas. The Department of Transportation (“Department”) will be required to report on their progress annually. The Department will also be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of these medians, unless the Mayor designates another agency or office to be responsible. The Department will maintain a website that identifies each of these improved medians as well as the agency or office responsible for their cleaning and maintenance.   Action details Not available
    ~coupledGENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR      Not available
T2024-0003 * ~coupledGOCommissioner of DeedsCommissioner of Deeds    Action details Not available
          Pass Not available
    13.INTRODUCTION & READING OF BILLS (SEE BELOW)      Not available
    14.DISCUSSION OF RESOLUTIONS      Not available
    15.RESOLUTIONS      Not available
Res 0438-2024 *Gale A. Brewer Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup RelationsRecognizing Landing Day in the second week of September annually to commemorate the arrival of the first Jewish community in New Amsterdam in 1654.Resolution Approved, by CouncilPass Action details Not available
    16.GENERAL DISCUSSION      Not available
    17.EXTENSION OF REMARKS      Not available
     INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS      Not available
Int 1015-2024 *Joann Ariola ~SPONSORPublic SafetyProhibiting the wearing of ski masks in public places, on school premises, and on child care program premisesIntroductionThis bill would prohibit the wearing of a ski mask in public places, on school premises, and on child care program premises. This bill includes certain exceptions to this prohibition, including when a ski mask is worn as part of a traditional holiday costume, as a garment for religious purposes, during the course of employment and for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the wearer, as part of a costume for a theatrical production, to protect the body from the elements while a person is participating in a winter sport, or as a form of expression protected by the First Amendment. Any person who violates this prohibition would be liable for a civil penalty of $250 that would be recoverable in a proceeding before the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1016-2024 *Erik D. Bottcher~SPONSORConsumer and Worker ProtectionConsumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms.IntroductionThis bill would require dealers in firearms, rifles, and shotguns to display a warning sign where the firearms, rifles, or shotguns are displayed or where they are transferred to the purchaser. The warning sign would include the following message: “A firearm in the home significantly increases the risk of suicide, homicide, death during domestic disputes, and unintentional deaths to children, household members and others. If you or a loved one is experiencing distress or depression, call the Mobile Crisis Team at 1-888-NYC WELL (1-888-692-9355) or the National Suicide Hotline at 988.” Failure to display the sign would be a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000. In addition, the bill would require that graphic images depicting the nature of such risks be posted adjacent to the warning sign. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would design and disseminate the graphic images and any rules for posting them.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1017-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~SPONSORPreconsidered - Transportation and InfrastructureStudy and report on the feasibility of direct ferry service to Coney Island.IntroductionThis bill would require a study on the feasibility of expanding ferry service directly to Coney Island, with particular consideration to study the possible use of the Steeplechase Pier for such ferry service.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1018-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~SPONSORHealthRegulation of pet dealers and prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats in retail pet stores, and to repeal section 17-1706 of such code, relating to the exemptions for shelter and rescue partners.IntroductionThis bill would implement in local law the state’s prohibition of the sale of cats and dogs in retail pet shops, and require that any person who sells animals to the public in their ordinary course of business, other than an animal shelter or animal rescue organization, receive a permit from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1019-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~SPONSORMental Health, Disabilities and AddictionReporting and publication of mental health emergency response data.IntroductionThis bill would require the Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH), in coordination and consultation with other relevant agencies, to report to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and online regarding each 911 call that is identified as involving a mental health emergency, on a quarterly basis. The report would include information about responses to these emergencies and would specify whether B-HEARD, the Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division of OCMH, responded. Additionally, the bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and New York City Fire Department (FDNY) to include the unique identifiers generated by their respective computer-aided dispatch systems in their 911 call data publication on the Open Data Portal. The NYPD and FDNY would also be required to indicate whether a B-HEARD team was dispatched and able to respond in their 911 call data publication on the Open Data Portal.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0559-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~SPONSORPreconsidered - FinanceResolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1020-2024 *Gale A. Brewer~SPONSOROversight and InvestigationsReplacement of the individual responsible for implementing certain duties of the commissioner of investigation relating to the police department and reporting on investigations relating to the police department.IntroductionThis bill would require that the Commissioner of Investigation replace the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) within 90 days after an Inspector General resigns or is removed. This bill would also require the Department of Investigation (DOI) to report: the subject matter of any investigation, review, study, or audit relating to the NYPD that has been open for more than three years; descriptions of the incidents when the NYPD restricted or significantly delayed access to any information that the Inspector General required or interfered with the Inspector General’s duties; and the number of investigations, reviews, studies, and audits relating to the police department that were closed without issuing a report during the preceding calendar year.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0560-2024 *Gale A. Brewer~SPONSOROversight and InvestigationsDOI to conduct an investigation to ascertain the knowledge possessed by mayoral administrations on environmental toxins produced by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and to submit a report to the Council thereon.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1021-2024 *Amanda Farías~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructureSuspension of alternate side parking regulations on Patriot Day.IntroductionThis bill would suspend alternate side parking regulations on September 11th of each year, also known as Patriot Day.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1022-2024 *Jennifer Gutiérrez~SPONSORAgingRequiring a study on naturally occurring retirement communities and the development of a plan to support aging in place.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner for the Aging to conduct a three-year study on Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) and Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (N-NORCs) in New York City. The study would identify potential NORCs and N-NORCs, assess the needs of older adults, evaluate necessary improvements, and collect data on demographic trends and health outcomes. Within two years of completing the study, the Commissioner would be required to develop and implement a plan to support aging in place within these communities. This plan would include recommendations for officially designating identified communities, resource estimates for supportive service programs, training for community-based organizations, infrastructure improvements, and the establishment of a grant program to subsidize aging-friendly home modifications such as grab bars, ramps, and other accessibility features.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1023-2024 *Jennifer Gutiérrez~SPONSORCriminal JusticeRequiring the DOC to establish, operate and maintain an online scheduling system to facilitate visits to incarcerated individuals.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Correction (DOC) to establish, operate, and maintain an online scheduling system to facilitate visits to incarcerated individuals. At minimum, this online scheduling system must be accessible by all major operating systems used by wireless communication devices or computers, give the public the ability to select, reserve, and modify dates for jail visits, provide real-time updates when DOC must cancel a scheduled visit, and provide the option for the public to save information to ease the administrative burden of scheduling repeat visits.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1024-2024 *Jennifer Gutiérrez~SPONSORTechnologyRequiring a centralized list of artificial intelligence tools approved to be used by agenciesIntroductionThis bill would require that the mayor, or an agency designated by the mayor, to make a publically available list of artificial intelligence tools approved for use by agencies. This list would include, among other items, the name of the tool, who approved the tool, and when it was discontinued. The list would be required to be updated every six months.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1025-2024 *Crystal Hudson~SPONSORAgingProvision of information regarding employment discrimination and older adult workforce programs.IntroductionThis bill would require the New York City (NYC) Department for the Aging (DFTA) to provide information regarding older adult workforce programs administered by DFTA to all contracted older adult centers and clients of all contracted providers. This bill would also require that DFTA develop, publish, and distribute a pamphlet to all older adult workforce program participants about programming and resources available to assist or otherwise support older adults seeking employment and volunteer opportunities. The pamphlet would include information to assist older adults in identifying and addressing employment discrimination, as well as the name, address, contact information, and website of relevant government agencies or community-based organizations that an older adult may contact to obtain additional information about issues regarding employment discrimination.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1026-2024 *Crystal Hudson~SPONSORCriminal JusticeQuarterly reporting regarding the visitation of incarcerated individuals and requiring the DOC to record interactions in which an individual is informed about a visitor and refuses to attend the visit.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Correction to report separately on in-person and tele-visits and provide more detailed reporting on the reasons jail visits are not completed. The bill would also require the Department of Correction to record interactions in which a person in custody is informed about a visitor and refuses to attend the visit and, upon request, provide those video recordings to defense attorneys.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1027-2024 *Crystal Hudson~SPONSORCriminal JusticeRequiring that people in the custody and staff of the DOC have access to gender-affirming items and medical devices.IntroductionThis bill would establish a process for people in custody to obtain wigs, hair extensions, chest binders, tucking undergarments or gaffs, prosthetics, or other similar items or medical devices that are used by individuals to affirm their self-determined gender identity. The bill also requires Department of Correction staff to have access to gender-affirming items or medical devices while at work.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1028-2024 *Crystal Hudson~SPONSORGeneral WelfareAutomatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programsIntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to create a system to automatically enroll individuals in City-created benefit programs, like Fair Fares NYC. The Commissioner would be required to use recent records, like tax and social services assistance rolls, to identify individuals who meet the eligibility criteria for these programs for automatic enrollment. The bill would also require the Commissioner to notify eligible individuals about automatic enrollment. This notice would have to include information such as details about the relevant benefit programs and any steps necessary to complete enrollment. Additionally, the Commissioner would have to establish a plainly and conspicuously communicated opt-out mechanism that would allow eligible individuals to decline automatic enrollment at the time they receive the notice. The bill would require the Commissioner to make the system, including the notice and the opt-out mechanism, available in designated citywide languages.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0561-2024 *Crystal Hudson~SPONSORGeneral WelfareCreate a statewide public guardianship system to address current inequities and deficits and safeguard vulnerable New Yorkers in need of protective arrangements.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1029-2024 *Crystal Hudson~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructureProviding local community boards and elected officials with advance notice of planned street closures.IntroductionThis bill would require, when any agency other than the Department of Transportation plans to close a street or issues a permit to close a street, the head of the agency to notify the Commissioner of Transportation of such planned street closure. This bill would also require the Commissioner of Transportation to provide 72 hours’ advance notice to community boards and certain elected officials of all planned street closures within their districts.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1030-2024 *Linda Lee~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructureRequiring the department of transportation to mail notices to, and receive comments from, residents, businesses, and organizations along the route of a proposed bicycle lane project.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to mail notices to each mailing address along the route of a proposed bicycle lane project prior to installing or removing a bicycle lane. Residents, organizations, and businesses would be afforded fifteen days, from the notice’s postmark, to submit comments and recommendations regarding the bicycle lane to DOT. DOT would be required to consider these comments and could choose to incorporate such comments into its plan.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1031-2024 *Christopher Marte~SPONSORFire and Emergency ManagementRequiring agencies that issue vacate orders to provide documentation of vacate orders to affected occupants upon request.IntroductionThis bill would require agencies that issue vacate orders—specifically, Department of Buildings (DOB), Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and New York City Fire Department (FDNY) — to provide documentation about vacate orders, including the reason for an order and the date it was issued, to affected occupants upon request. Occupants who were required to leave a building due to a vacate order would be allowed to submit a request for documentation online and by mail to the agency that issued the order, and the agency would be required to provide the requested documentation within 14 days of receipt of the request.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1032-2024 *Christopher Marte~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsEstablishing a universal application and recertification system for the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and disability rent increase exemption program.IntroductionThis bill would require the creation of a universal initial application and universal recertification application for the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) program and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program, to be administered jointly by the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), by December 31, 2025. Additionally, the bill would require the implementation of an online application website for SCRIE and DRIE benefits, as well as the institution of an online recertification process for SCRIE and DRIE benefits, by December 31, 2025.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1033-2024 *Julie Menin~SPONSOREducationEducation and outreach campaign to enroll students in 3-K and pre-K.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to develop and implement an education and outreach campaign targeting families with children who are eligible to enroll in 3-K or pre-K. DOE would be required to provide the public with information on the benefits of early childhood education, how to apply to 3-K and pre-K, and 3-K and pre-K programs with available seats. Additionally, DOE would be required to collaborate with the New York City Housing Authority, Department of Social Services, and Administration for Children’s Services in its outreach efforts.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1034-2024 *Julie Menin~SPONSORHousing and BuildingsNotices in connection with rent increase exemptions, real property tax abatements, and exemptions from payments in lieu of taxes for certain properties occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities.IntroductionThis bill would require that relevant agencies provide: (1) notices to tenants in connection with eligibility for senior citizen and disability rent increase exemptions (SCRIE and DRIE); (2) notices to landlords in connection with eligibility for real property tax abatements and eligibility for exemptions from payments in lieu of taxes for certain properties occupied by senior citizens or persons with disabilities; and (3) notices to designated third parties about exemption renewal and transfers.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0562-2024 *Julie Menin~SPONSORCivil and Human RightsEnacting the New York artificial intelligence bill of rights (S.8209/A.8129).Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1035-2024 *Sandy Nurse~SPONSORCriminal JusticeReview of the potential use of lower-strength oleoresin capsicum sprays in facilities operated by the department of correction.IntroductionThis bill would require that the New York City Department of Correction (DOC) conduct a study on the efficacy of using lower-strength OC sprays in DOC facilities. The study would also require DOC to study the extent to which incarcerated persons, staff, or visitors to DOC facilities may have medical complications due to the use of higher-strength OC spray, and to consider whether it may be appropriate to use lower-strength spray in targeted situations where people in the facility may be at higher risk of medical complications from the use of higher-strength spray.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1036-2024 *Sandy Nurse~SPONSORCriminal JusticeRequiring the DOC to provide reports regarding people in custody who have been ordered to undergo a mental health examination.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Correction to issue quarterly public reports on people in custody who have been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation pursuant to Section 730 of the New York Criminal Procedure Law. Among other things, information in these reports would include the number of people in custody who have been ordered to undergo mental health evaluations, the housing area type where these individuals are being detained, and the average length of time spent in custody.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1037-2024 *Sandy Nurse~SPONSORHousing & BuildingsPosting certain information in multiple dwellings containing rent stabilized units.IntroductionThis bill would require the owner of a multiple dwelling containing rent stabilized units to post a sign in the common area of such building’s entrance stating that the building contains rent stabilized units and providing information about how tenants can submit inquiries to New York State Homes and Community Renewal to find out if their units are rent stabilized.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1038-2024 *Sandy Nurse~SPONSORGovernmental Operations, State & Federal LegislationMaster plan for the redevelopment of Rikers Island for sustainability and resiliency purposes.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to submit a master plan for the redevelopment of Rikers Island for sustainability and resiliency purposes, including wastewater treatment, renewable energy generation and storage, and off-shore wind converter stations. The plan shall include a proposed capital project plan, estimated implementation timeline, details about the design, funding, and construction timeline for each proposed project, and evaluations of physical alterations or infrastructure improvements that Rikers Island may require to support the new infrastructure. The plan shall also include a proposed schedule for all necessary land use approvals and environmental reviews, and, for each proposed capital project, a preliminary scope of project and a recommendation as to whether the project should be included in the relevant agency’s departmental estimate for the purpose of requesting capital funding.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1039-2024 *Lincoln Restler~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructureSetting maximum amounts for certain member usage fees charged by a bike share operator.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit a bike share company from charging a bike share member more than the base fare of a subway ride to use an e-bike for 1 hour or less or to use a regular bicycle for 2 hours or less.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1040-2024 *Carlina Rivera ~SPONSORGovernmental Operations, State & Federal LegislationCreating expedited processing of FOIL requests to professional journalistsIntroductionThis bill would create a process for expedited processing of FOIL requests to professional journalists, by requiring agencies to respond to their requests within 10 days of acknowledgment of receipt, unless unreasonable, but no later than six months from acknowledgement of receipt.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1041-2024 *Pierina Ana Sanchez~SPONSORHealthOutreach campaign to inform parents about their rights in relation to child care programs.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to conduct an annual outreach campaign to inform parents and legal guardians about their rights regarding their children in child care programs. DOHMH would be required to include in the campaign: 1) information on making complaints to local and state agencies regarding child care programs; 2) a description of the information that child care programs are required to post on the premises; 3) a description of the information that child care programs are required to provide to parents; and 4) a description of the rights that parents have, including that parents have the right to unrestricted access to their child and the right to inspect during operating hours any area of a child care program to which a child or parent has access, or which could present a hazard to the health and safety of the child or parent.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1042-2024 *Pierina Ana Sanchez~SPONSORHealthReporting on training for child care inspectors.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to annually report on training provided to employees of DOHMH who inspect child care programs, including the types of training required, the types of training made available for voluntary participation, the entity that provides each type of training, how often each training is required or made available, and any other information DOHMH deems relevant.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1043-2024 *Pierina Ana Sanchez~SPONSORHealthRequiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and implement a public awareness strategy to offer overdose prevention and reversal training to public health sanitarians of the department and to teaching staff of child care programs.IntroductionThis bill would require the department of health and mental hygiene to create and implement a public awareness strategy to offer overdose prevention and reversal training for the general public to public health sanitarians of the department and to teaching staff of child care programs.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0563-2024 *Pierina Ana Sanchez~SPONSORHealthTighten regulations, enhance inspections and background checks mandates, and provide training and resources to ensure the safety of children in child day care homes, programs, and facilities across New York State (S.7815).Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1044-2024 *Lynn C. Schulman~SPONSORTechnologyCreation of a mobile application on exercise and nutrition programs.IntroductionThis bill would require the Commissioner of the Office of Technology and Innovation to create a mobile app with information on exercise and nutrition programs that are run by a city agency or submitted by a city agency for inclusion. City-contracted community-based organizations would be able to submit requests to include information about other exercise and nutrition programs in the app, and those programs would be included if approved by the Commissioner in consultation with the Commissioners of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Parks and Recreation.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0564-2024 *Lynn C. Schulman~SPONSORAgingAmend the elder law, in relation to the automatic identification and enrollment of elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program (EPIC) enrollees in the home energy assistance program (HEAP) (S.8760-A/A.9369-A).Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Int 1045-2024 *Sandra Ung~SPONSORTransportation and InfrastructureProhibiting the operation of shared electric scooter systems on certain streets in the Borough of Queens.IntroductionThis bill would prohibit a shared electric scooter organization from operating a shared electric scooter system on certain streets in downtown Flushing.Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0565-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams~SPONSORCivil and Human RightsDesignating January 12 annually as Sheila Jackson Lee Appreciation Day in the City of New York to recognize her contributions as a highly effective 15-term Congresswoman, who was a forceful and skillful advocate for civil rights and progressive causes.Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0566-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams~SPONSORCivil and Human RightsEstablishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act (H.R. 40).Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0567-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams~SPONSORCivil and Human RightsThe George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R.8525).Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0568-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams~SPONSORCivil and Human RightsNew York Slavery Era Business and State Procurement Act (S.7738)Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
Res 0569-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams~SPONSORGeneral WelfareEstablishing and funding a universal basic income pilot program (S.7591/A.7920).Resolution Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0142-2024 *Justin L. Brannan~SPONSORPreconsidered - FinanceRachel Bridge HDFC, Block 2153, Lot 1; Block 2162, Lot 1, Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0143-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings, and DispositionsLandmarks, Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza, Manhattan (C 240301 HAM)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0143-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Landmarks, Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza, Manhattan (C 240301 HAM)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0144-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Landmarks, Public Sitings, and DispositionsLandmarks, Willoughby Hart Historic District, Brooklyn (N 250006 HKK).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0144-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Landmarks, Willoughby Hart Historic District, Brooklyn (N 250006 HKK).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0145-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Zoning and FranchisesZoning, 21st Street Rezoning, Queens (C 230250 ZMQ ).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0145-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 21st Street Rezoning, Queens (C 230250 ZMQ ).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0146-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Zoning and FranchisesZoning, 21st Street Rezoning, Queens (N 230251 ZRQ).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0146-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 21st Street Rezoning, Queens (N 230251 ZRQ).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0147-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORPreconsidered - Zoning and FranchisesZoning, 281-311 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Brooklyn (G 240057 XAK).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0147-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 281-311 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Brooklyn (G 240057 XAK).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0148-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORLandmarks, Public Sitings, and DispositionsLandmarks, 1 Wall Street Banking Room Interior, Manhattan (N 250005 HIM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0148-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Landmarks, 1 Wall Street Banking Room Interior, Manhattan (N 250005 HIM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0149-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230206 ZMM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0149-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230206 ZMM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0150-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (N 230207 ZRM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0150-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (N 230207 ZRM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0151-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230208 ZSM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0151-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230208 ZSM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0152-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230209 ZSM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0152-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 135th Street Rezoning, Manhattan (C 230209 ZSM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0153-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, 343 West 47th Street Demolition Special Permit, Manhattan (C 240244 ZSM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0153-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, 343 West 47th Street Demolition Special Permit, Manhattan (C 240244 ZSM).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0154-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, Seis Vecinos Restaurant, Bronx (D 2450065822 SWX).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0154-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, Seis Vecinos Restaurant, Bronx (D 2450065822 SWX).Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0155-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.~SPONSORZoning and FranchisesZoning, Cozy Corner Bar, Queens (D 2450082809 SWQ)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available
LU 0155-2024 *Rafael Salamanca, Jr.  Zoning, Cozy Corner Bar, Queens (D 2450082809 SWQ)Land Use Application Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Not available