Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Committee on Small Business Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/8/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
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Int 0799-2026 *Yusef Salaam  Establishing a support fund for small businesses affected by roadway construction.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to establish a program to provide loans, grants, services, materials, or some combination, to support small businesses affected by city construction projects. To qualify, businesses must demonstrate (i) a reasonable expectation of costs or losses resulting from a city construction project that is expected to disrupt traffic for 30 days or more; (ii) a plan to mitigate or offset such costs and losses; and (iii) any other application requirements stipulated by SBS. Loans under this program would be limited to $50,000 per storefront per year and would have an interest rate of no more than 3 percent. Grants or reimbursements would be limited to $15,000 per storefront per year. SBS would create an application process and timeline of 30 days or less to review and issue a final determination on applications. Awards under this program must be disbursed within 14 days of the business meeting all applicable requirements.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0799-2026 *Yusef Salaam  Establishing a support fund for small businesses affected by roadway construction.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to establish a program to provide loans, grants, services, materials, or some combination, to support small businesses affected by city construction projects. To qualify, businesses must demonstrate (i) a reasonable expectation of costs or losses resulting from a city construction project that is expected to disrupt traffic for 30 days or more; (ii) a plan to mitigate or offset such costs and losses; and (iii) any other application requirements stipulated by SBS. Loans under this program would be limited to $50,000 per storefront per year and would have an interest rate of no more than 3 percent. Grants or reimbursements would be limited to $15,000 per storefront per year. SBS would create an application process and timeline of 30 days or less to review and issue a final determination on applications. Awards under this program must be disbursed within 14 days of the business meeting all applicable requirements.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0910-2026 *Althea V. Stevens  Repeal section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, penalties for non-conforming security grilles and the retroactive application of security grille requirements.IntroductionThis bill would repeal the requirement originally set out in Local Law 75 of 2009, that as of July 1, 2026, all security grilles installed in Group B or M buildings permit visibility of at least 70 percent of the area covered by the grille.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0910-2026 *Althea V. Stevens  Repeal section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, penalties for non-conforming security grilles and the retroactive application of security grille requirements.IntroductionThis bill would repeal the requirement originally set out in Local Law 75 of 2009, that as of July 1, 2026, all security grilles installed in Group B or M buildings permit visibility of at least 70 percent of the area covered by the grille.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0955-2026 *Susan Zhuang PreconsideredAccelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections.IntroductionThis bill would require the mayor to establish a program that would coordinate inspections and plan reviews among agencies to cut down on the time for new businesses to open. Eligibility requirements for this program will be left to the discretion of the mayor.Hearing on P-C Item by Comm  Action details Not available
Int 0955-2026 *Susan Zhuang  Accelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections.IntroductionThis bill would require the mayor to establish a program that would coordinate inspections and plan reviews among agencies to cut down on the time for new businesses to open. Eligibility requirements for this program will be left to the discretion of the mayor.P-C Item Laid Over by Comm  Action details Not available
Res 0328-2026 *Yusef Salaam  Providing a tax credit to businesses negatively affected by infrastructure construction.Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0328-2026 *Yusef Salaam  Providing a tax credit to businesses negatively affected by infrastructure construction.Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available