The New York City Council - Meeting of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 8/13/2026 at 10:00 AM

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Meeting Name:

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Agenda status:

Final

Meeting date/time:

8/13/2026 10:00 AM

Minutes status:

Final

Meeting location:

250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
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Agenda

Published minutes:

Minutes

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Meeting Items (21)

File #	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Agenda Note	Name	Type	Summary	Action	Result	Action Details	Multimedia
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Int 0655-2026	*	Lincoln Restler	Proposed Int. No. 655-A	Expanding access to roadway cafes.	Introduction	This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation. This bill would also allow use of weatherproofing and winterizing materials to facilitate the operation of a roadway café year-round. The bill prohibits any DOT rule that would allow a roadway or sidewalk café to operate later than 11:00 PM daily.	Hearing Held by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0655-2026	*	Lincoln Restler		Expanding access to roadway cafes.	Introduction	This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation. This bill would also allow use of weatherproofing and winterizing materials to facilitate the operation of a roadway café year-round. The bill prohibits any DOT rule that would allow a roadway or sidewalk café to operate later than 11:00 PM daily.	Amendment Proposed by Comm		Action details	Not available
Int 0655-2026	*	Lincoln Restler		Expanding access to roadway cafes.	Introduction	This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation. This bill would also allow use of weatherproofing and winterizing materials to facilitate the operation of a roadway café year-round. The bill prohibits any DOT rule that would allow a roadway or sidewalk café to operate later than 11:00 PM daily.	Amended by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0655-2026	A	Lincoln Restler		Expanding access to roadway cafes.	Introduction	This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation. This bill would also allow use of weatherproofing and winterizing materials to facilitate the operation of a roadway café year-round. The bill prohibits any DOT rule that would allow a roadway or sidewalk café to operate later than 11:00 PM daily.	Approved by Committee	Pass	Action details	Not available
Int 0894-2026	*	Gale A. Brewer	Proposed Int. No. 894-A	Vertical winterization coverings for sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk cafe operators to enclose their year-round sidewalk cafes annually from November 30 through March 31. The bill also permits weather protection materials that may be used at other times during the year, which DOT shall prescribe by rule.	Hearing Held by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0894-2026	*	Gale A. Brewer		Vertical winterization coverings for sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk cafe operators to enclose their year-round sidewalk cafes annually from November 30 through March 31. The bill also permits weather protection materials that may be used at other times during the year, which DOT shall prescribe by rule.	Amendment Proposed by Comm		Action details	Not available
Int 0894-2026	*	Gale A. Brewer		Vertical winterization coverings for sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk cafe operators to enclose their year-round sidewalk cafes annually from November 30 through March 31. The bill also permits weather protection materials that may be used at other times during the year, which DOT shall prescribe by rule.	Amended by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0894-2026	A	Gale A. Brewer		Vertical winterization coverings for sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk cafe operators to enclose their year-round sidewalk cafes annually from November 30 through March 31. The bill also permits weather protection materials that may be used at other times during the year, which DOT shall prescribe by rule.	Approved by Committee	Pass	Action details	Not available
Int 0917-2026	*	Justin E. Sanchez	Proposed Int. No. 917-A	Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would require roadway and sidewalk cafe operators to ensure that their outdoor setups are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps and unsanitary conditions. Operators who violate this provision would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for the second and subsequent offenses.	Hearing Held by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0917-2026	*	Justin E. Sanchez		Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would require roadway and sidewalk cafe operators to ensure that their outdoor setups are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps and unsanitary conditions. Operators who violate this provision would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for the second and subsequent offenses.	Amendment Proposed by Comm		Action details	Not available
Int 0917-2026	*	Justin E. Sanchez		Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would require roadway and sidewalk cafe operators to ensure that their outdoor setups are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps and unsanitary conditions. Operators who violate this provision would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for the second and subsequent offenses.	Amended by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0917-2026	A	Justin E. Sanchez		Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.	Introduction	This bill would require roadway and sidewalk cafe operators to ensure that their outdoor setups are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps and unsanitary conditions. Operators who violate this provision would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for the second and subsequent offenses.	Approved by Committee	Pass	Action details	Not available
Int 0918-2026	*	Shanel Thomas-Henry	Proposed Int. No. 918-A	Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk and roadway cafe operators to pay their annual revocable consent fees in quarterly installments to reduce their upfront costs.	Hearing Held by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0918-2026	*	Shanel Thomas-Henry		Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk and roadway cafe operators to pay their annual revocable consent fees in quarterly installments to reduce their upfront costs.	Amendment Proposed by Comm		Action details	Not available
Int 0918-2026	*	Shanel Thomas-Henry		Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk and roadway cafe operators to pay their annual revocable consent fees in quarterly installments to reduce their upfront costs.	Amended by Committee		Action details	Not available
Int 0918-2026	A	Shanel Thomas-Henry		Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments.	Introduction	This bill would allow sidewalk and roadway cafe operators to pay their annual revocable consent fees in quarterly installments to reduce their upfront costs.	Approved by Committee	Pass	Action details	Not available
Res 0592-2026	*	Gale A. Brewer	Preconsidered	New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 894-A.	Resolution		Hearing on P-C Item by Comm		Action details	Not available
Res 0592-2026	*	Gale A. Brewer		New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 894-A.	Resolution		P-C Item Approved by Comm	Pass	Action details	Not available
Res 0605-2026	*	Lincoln Restler	Preconsidered	New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 655-A.	Resolution		Hearing on P-C Item by Comm		Action details	Not available
Res 0605-2026	*	Lincoln Restler		New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 655-A.	Resolution		P-C Item Approved by Comm	Pass	Action details	Not available

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