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Int 1320-2025
| * | Oswald Feliz | | | Imposition of civil penalties on property owners who fail to repair sidewalk defects. | Introduction | This bill would subject owners of real property to a maximum civil penalty of $250 if they fail to complete sidewalk repairs as directed by the Department of Transportation. In addition, this bill would subject owners of real property to a maximum civil penalty of $250 upon being issued notice of a sidewalk defect that poses an immediate danger to the public if such owners knew or should have known of the defect unless the Department of Transportation determines that the failure to address such defect before notification is reasonable under the circumstances. | | |
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Int 1421-2025
| * | Lincoln Restler | | | Expanding access to roadway and sidewalk cafes. | Introduction | This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by allowing grocery stores to apply for a sidewalk cafe license, removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation, and providing the option to expand frontage for certain cafes upon consent. This bill would also streamline the review process for restaurants applying to operate a sidewalk or roadway cafe. | | |
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Int 1423-2025
| * | Althea V. Stevens | | | Requiring the department of transportation to provide an inventory of city-owned retaining walls under its jurisdiction. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide on its website, no later than October 1, 2026, an inventory of all City-owned retaining walls under DOT’s jurisdiction. This inventory would include the location of each such retaining wall, as well as the date when maintenance or inspection of each such retaining wall was last performed. DOT would be required to update this inventory no less frequently than annually. | | |
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Int 1426-2025
| * | Erik D. Bottcher | | | Newsrack requirements and enforcement. | Introduction | This bill would require newsrack owners to provide their email address to the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) when registering a newsrack, and permit DOT to communicate with those newsrack owners electronically. It would also expand DOT’s authority to seize newsracks that are in violation of the rules and regulations governing newsracks if the owner fails to correct the violation after receiving notice from the Department. | | |
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Int 1444-2025
| * | Keith Powers | | | Setting a maximum pedestrian path requirement in front of sidewalk cafes. | Introduction | This bill would limit the requirement for sidewalk cafes to leave a clear path on the sidewalk in front of them to no more than 8 feet in width. | | |
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Int 1446-2025
| * | Lincoln Restler | | | Expanding access to sidewalk and roadway cafe applications. | Introduction | This bill would require the Department of Transportation to issue and receive applications to operate a sidewalk cafe and roadway cafe online and at a physical location accessible to the public. This bill would also allow applicants to save partially filled-out online applications in order to complete the application at a later date. | | |
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