Details Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/23/2025 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Council Chambers - City Hall Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS, LOCATING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW MATERIALS FOR CERTAIN LAND USE APPLICATIONS, Stated Meeting Agenda Meeting Items (114) 114 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia       1. ROLL CALL           Roll call Not available       2. INVOCATION - Delivered by: Rabbi Joshua Rabin, The Astoria Center of Israel located at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria NY 11102. Motion to spread the Invocation in full upon the record by Council Member Cabán.           Not available       3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - Motion that the Minutes of the Stated Meeting of December 19, 2024 and the Charter Meeting of January 8, 2025 be adopted as printed by Council Member Nurse.           Not available       4. MESSAGES & PAPERS FROM THE MAYOR           Not available M 0091-2025 *     Finance Submitting Preliminary Expense, Revenue, and Contract Budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0092-2025 *     Finance Submitting January 2025 Financial Plan Detail for Fiscal Years 2025-2029. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0093-2025 *     Finance Submitting Geographic Reports for Expense Budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0094-2025 *     Finance Submitting Departmental Estimates for Fiscal Year 2026. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0095-2025 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Capital Budget, Fiscal Year 2026. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0096-2025 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Capital Commitment Plan, Fiscal Year 2026, Volumes 1, 2, 3, & 4. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0097-2025 *     Finance Submitting the Preliminary Ten-Year Capital Strategy for Fiscal Years 2026-2035. Mayor's Message   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0098-2025 *     Received, Ordered, Printed and Filed Submitting the Preliminary Certificate, setting forth the maximum amount of debt and reserves which the City, and the NYC Municipal Water Finance Authority, may soundly incur for capital projects for FY'26 and the ensuing three fiscal years. Mayor's Message   Rcvd, Ord, Prnt, Fld by Council   Action details Not available       5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY, COUNTY & BOROUGH OFFICES           Not available M 0099-2025 *     Finance Transfer City funds between various agencies in Fiscal Year 2025 to implement changes to the City's expense budget, pursuant to Section 107(b) of the New York City Charter (MN-3). Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available M 0100-2025 *     Finance Appropriation of new City revenues in FY'24, pursuant to Section 107(e) of the New York City Charter (MN-4) Communication   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available       6. PETITIONS & COMMUNICATIONS - None           Not available       7. LAND USE CALL-UPS           Not available M 0101-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240385 MMM, C 240386 ZMM, C 240387 HAM and N 240388 ZRM) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available M 0102-2025 * Julie Won   Coupled on Call-Up Vote Zoning, 49-39 Van Dam Street Demapping, Queens (C 220305 MMQ) Land Use Call-Up   Approved, by Council Pass 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 FINANCE           Not available Res 0712-2025 * Justin L. Brannan   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, STATE & FEDERAL LEGISLATION           Not available Int 0077-2024 A Lincoln Restler   Amended and Coupled on GO Post-employment activities of certain former public servants. Introduction This bill would reform the current system under which former city employees and public servants are allowed to lobby city government after they have left city service. Under this bill, several former agency heads and employees of the Mayor’s Office including the Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Chief Counsel to the Mayor, Chief Advisor to the Mayor, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Communications Director, Press Secretary, and any public servant who directly reports to the mayor would be barred from lobbying any city agency for two years. This bill would also bar Chiefs of Staff to a Deputy Mayor and Deputy Chiefs of Staff to the Mayor from lobbying any agency for one year. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0587-2024 A Eric Dinowitz   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each 311 request for service or complaint is closed and to publish 311 request and survey data each month. Introduction This bill would require the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each individual call is deemed resolved, complete, or closed and provide the customer with an option to ask for the service request or complaint to be reopened. 311 would be required to publish information on its website every month illustrating the number of request or complaints that were received, the satisfaction and resolution rates of each agency, and the number of requests or complaints that an individual asked to be reopened. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE           Not available LU 0206-2024 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, Gleason Funeral Home Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 240363 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0728-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.   Preconsidered - Coupled on GO LU 206 - Zoning, Gleason Funeral Home Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 240363 ZMQ) Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITIES AND ADDICTION           Not available Int 0986-2024 A Rita C. Joseph   Amended and Coupled on GO Pilot program to involve mental health professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools. Introduction This bill would require an agency or agencies designated by the Mayor to develop a two-year pilot program to involve mental health professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools. The agency or agencies would have to make best efforts to recruit mental health professional candidates for voluntary participation in such program and to develop partnerships with universities to recruit such candidates for voluntary participation. These professional candidates would facilitate student discussions and workshops on various mental health topics. The bill would require the agency or agencies to make best efforts to coordinate with the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools to establish this program within the clubs. Additionally, the bill would require the agency or agencies, in coordination with the Chancellor, to submit to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post online a report on the program. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0989-2024 A Linda Lee   Amended and Coupled on GO Student wellness club toolkits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create student wellness club toolkits to help guide middle and high school students on how to create peer-led student wellness clubs. Such toolkits would include informational materials on youth mental health, best practices for facilitating group discussions on mental health, guidance for mental health promoting activities, as well as a link to the Department of Education (DOE) website describing the process for starting a student club. The bill would also require DOE to post on its website guidance on how to start a student club at school and make the student wellness club toolkits created by DOHMH available to all middle and high school students. Finally, the bill would require DOE to issue an annual report including information regarding the dissemination of such toolkits and relevant information regarding all student wellness clubs in the city. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 0996-2024 A Althea V. Stevens   Amended and Coupled on GO Peer-based mental health literacy trainings for students. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to offer to public middle and high school students a peer-based mental health literacy training. The training would include instruction on identifying common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, interacting with peers experiencing mental health distress, and locating and accessing mental health resources. Additionally, the bill would require the Commissioner, in coordination with the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, to submit a report on this training to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post this report online. Finally, the Department of Education would have to distribute informational materials concerning the availability of this training to public middle and high schools each academic year for distribution to students. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available Int 1103-2024 A Diana I. Ayala   Amended and Coupled on GO Community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department, within 48 hours of a determination that a violent or traumatic incident has occurred, to notify the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) and any additional mayoral office or agency designated by the mayor, of such incident. A violent or traumatic incident would mean any incident or series of incidents that can cause severe emotional and mental distress to the public, such as a violent act or series of violent acts that cause death or any other incident or incidents that may be shocking, traumatic, or dangerous to the community. Upon receiving notice of a violent or traumatic incident, OCMH and any additional agencies and offices would be required to conduct outreach to local community members regarding the availability of mental health resources in the city, such as the 988 suicide and crisis hotline. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SANITATION AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0697-2024 A Sandy Nurse   Amended and Coupled on GO Requiring the department of sanitation to conduct waste characterization studies. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to conduct and submit reports on two waste characterization studies, the first of which would examine DSNY-managed residential and institutional waste streams and be due by January 31, 2028, and the second of which would examine available information regarding NYC’s commercial waste stream and be due by January 31, 2032. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available         REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE           Not available Int 0100-2024 * Julie Won   Coupled on GO Suspension of alternate side parking regulations on Losar. Introduction This bill would suspend alternate side parking regulations on Losar. Losar is defined as the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar. Approved by Council Pass Action details Not available       12. GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available         COUPLED ON GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           Not available       ~coupled FINANCE           Not available Res 0712-2025 * Justin L. Brannan ~coupled Preconsidered - GO Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget. Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled FIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0077-2024 A Lincoln Restler ~coupled A and GO Post-employment activities of certain former public servants. Introduction This bill would reform the current system under which former city employees and public servants are allowed to lobby city government after they have left city service. Under this bill, several former agency heads and employees of the Mayor’s Office including the Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Chief Counsel to the Mayor, Chief Advisor to the Mayor, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Communications Director, Press Secretary, and any public servant who directly reports to the mayor would be barred from lobbying any city agency for two years. This bill would also bar Chiefs of Staff to a Deputy Mayor and Deputy Chiefs of Staff to the Mayor from lobbying any agency for one year.     Action details Not available Int 0587-2024 A Eric Dinowitz ~coupled A and GO Requiring the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each 311 request for service or complaint is closed and to publish 311 request and survey data each month. Introduction This bill would require the 311 customer service center to conduct customer satisfaction surveys after each individual call is deemed resolved, complete, or closed and provide the customer with an option to ask for the service request or complaint to be reopened. 311 would be required to publish information on its website every month illustrating the number of request or complaints that were received, the satisfaction and resolution rates of each agency, and the number of requests or complaints that an individual asked to be reopened.     Action details Not available       ~coupled LAND USE           Not available Res 0728-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~coupled Preconsidered - GO LU 206 - Zoning, Gleason Funeral Home Commercial Overlay, Queens (C 240363 ZMQ) Resolution       Action details Not available       ~coupled MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITIES AND ADDICTION           Not available Int 0986-2024 A Rita C. Joseph ~coupled A and GO Pilot program to involve mental health professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools. Introduction This bill would require an agency or agencies designated by the Mayor to develop a two-year pilot program to involve mental health professional candidates in student wellness clubs in public middle and high schools. The agency or agencies would have to make best efforts to recruit mental health professional candidates for voluntary participation in such program and to develop partnerships with universities to recruit such candidates for voluntary participation. These professional candidates would facilitate student discussions and workshops on various mental health topics. The bill would require the agency or agencies to make best efforts to coordinate with the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools to establish this program within the clubs. Additionally, the bill would require the agency or agencies, in coordination with the Chancellor, to submit to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post online a report on the program.     Action details Not available Int 0989-2024 A Linda Lee ~coupled A and GO Student wellness club toolkits. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create student wellness club toolkits to help guide middle and high school students on how to create peer-led student wellness clubs. Such toolkits would include informational materials on youth mental health, best practices for facilitating group discussions on mental health, guidance for mental health promoting activities, as well as a link to the Department of Education (DOE) website describing the process for starting a student club. The bill would also require DOE to post on its website guidance on how to start a student club at school and make the student wellness club toolkits created by DOHMH available to all middle and high school students. Finally, the bill would require DOE to issue an annual report including information regarding the dissemination of such toolkits and relevant information regarding all student wellness clubs in the city.     Action details Not available Int 0996-2024 A Althea V. Stevens ~coupled A and GO Peer-based mental health literacy trainings for students. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to offer to public middle and high school students a peer-based mental health literacy training. The training would include instruction on identifying common signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges, interacting with peers experiencing mental health distress, and locating and accessing mental health resources. Additionally, the bill would require the Commissioner, in coordination with the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools, to submit a report on this training to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council and post this report online. Finally, the Department of Education would have to distribute informational materials concerning the availability of this training to public middle and high schools each academic year for distribution to students.     Action details Not available Int 1103-2024 A Diana I. Ayala ~coupled A and GO Community outreach regarding the availability of mental health resources in response to violent and traumatic incidents. Introduction This bill would require the New York City Police Department, within 48 hours of a determination that a violent or traumatic incident has occurred, to notify the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health (OCMH) and any additional mayoral office or agency designated by the mayor, of such incident. A violent or traumatic incident would mean any incident or series of incidents that can cause severe emotional and mental distress to the public, such as a violent act or series of violent acts that cause death or any other incident or incidents that may be shocking, traumatic, or dangerous to the community. Upon receiving notice of a violent or traumatic incident, OCMH and any additional agencies and offices would be required to conduct outreach to local community members regarding the availability of mental health resources in the city, such as the 988 suicide and crisis hotline.     Action details Not available       ~coupled SANITATION AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT           Not available Int 0697-2024 A Sandy Nurse ~coupled A and GO Requiring the department of sanitation to conduct waste characterization studies. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to conduct and submit reports on two waste characterization studies, the first of which would examine DSNY-managed residential and institutional waste streams and be due by January 31, 2028, and the second of which would examine available information regarding NYC’s commercial waste stream and be due by January 31, 2032.     Action details Not available       ~coupled TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE           Not available Int 0100-2024 * Julie Won ~coupled GO Suspension of alternate side parking regulations on Losar. Introduction This bill would suspend alternate side parking regulations on Losar. Losar is defined as the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar.     Action details Not available       ~coupled GENERAL ORDERS CALENDAR           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 0678-2024 * Tiffany Cabán   Adopted by the Committee on Women and Gender Equity Designating January 31 annually as Cecilia Gentili Day. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available Res 0713-2025 * Eric Dinowitz   Preconsidered - Adopted by the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing January 27, 2025, as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp and commemorating January 27 annually as Auschwitz Remembrance Day in the City of NY. Resolution   Approved, by Council Pass Action details Not available       16. GENERAL DISCUSSION           Not available       17. EXTENSION OF REMARKS           Not available         INTRODUCTION AND READING OF BILLS - Pursuant to Section 33-a of the New York City Charter, the New York City Council may vote on the following items no earlier than 30 days from the date of this notice. The New York City Council reserves the right to vote without the notice required pursuant to Section 33-a on any proposed local laws that do not relate to the public safety operations of the New York City Police Department, the Fire Department or the Department of Correction.           Not available Int 1164-2025 * Joann Ariola ~SPONSOR Consumer and Worker Protection Requiring an interagency portal to track street vending enforcement. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Street Vendor Enforcement (OSVE) to create a portal that would allow all agencies enforcing street vending laws and regulations to share enforcement-related information. OSVE would also ensure that each enforcing agency has the capability to verify the authenticity of vendor licenses. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1165-2025 * Erik D. Bottcher ~SPONSOR Finance Creation of a public awareness campaign for the disability rent increase exemption program. Introduction This bill would direct various agencies to work with the Department of Finance to create targeted outreach programs to increase awareness of the disability rent increase exemption program. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0712-2025 * Justin L. Brannan ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Finance 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 1166-2025 * David M. Carr ~SPONSOR Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Requiring notification of community boards and elected officials before renewing an emergency shelter contract. Introduction This bill would amend the existing community notification requirement to require the Department of Homeless Services to notifying elected officials and community boards for affected areas when an emergency homeless shelter contract is renewed. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0713-2025 * Eric Dinowitz ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Recognizing January 27, 2025, as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp and commemorating January 27 annually as Auschwitz Remembrance Day in the City of NY. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1167-2025 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Finance Resignation of members of boards of directors of business improvement district management associations. Introduction This bill would require any member of a board of directors of a business improvement district management association who intends to resign from such board to provide no fewer than 30 days’ notice prior to such resignation. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1168-2025 * Amanda Farías ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Dismissal of certain parking tickets issued to doulas. Introduction This bill would require the dismissal of a charge for parking where parking is prohibited by a posted sign in cases where it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the person charged was a doula providing doula services at the time, and at or around the location, where the violation occurred. This would not apply to charges for parking where parking is prohibited by rule or where stopping or standing are prohibited by a posted sign or rule. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1169-2025 * Oswald Feliz ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Safe collection and disposal of needles and syringes. Introduction This bill would require that syringe exchange program staff provide guidance to each program participant regarding safe disposal practices for needles, syringes, and sharps. Such guidance would include information about safe needle, syringe and sharp disposal sites located in the surrounding community. The bill would also require that syringe exchange program staff maintain safe needle, syringe, and sharp disposal receptacles in each program location in areas that are publicly accessible at all times, and that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and syringe exchange programs contracted with DOHMH create and implement a plan that ensures that needles, syringes, and sharps provided by each program are collected and safely disposed of following their use. The bill requires DOHMH to publish on its website information regarding the number of needles, syringes, and sharps provided by each syringe exchange program to program participants, and the number of discarded or used needles, syringes, and sharps collected by such programs. Such information would be published on a monthly basis. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0714-2025 * Shahana K. Hanif ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Immigration The New York for All Act, which would prohibit and regulate the discovery and disclosure of immigration status by New York state and local government entities. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1170-2025 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Establishing ferry service to LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports. Introduction This bill would require the Mayor to establish and maintain regular ferry service to LaGuardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport. The Mayor would designate either a city agency or contracted entity to operate the service, which would connect the airports to locations throughout the city and integrate with the existing ferry system. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1171-2025 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Veterans Requiring a study and recommendations on the feasibility of implementing a pilot program to provide reconsolidation of traumatic memories therapy for veterans. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Veterans' Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, to conduct a one-year feasibility study on implementing a pilot program to provide Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories therapy to Veterans residing in the city. The study would evaluate whether this therapy is recommended for Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or other psychological disorders, estimate how many Veterans could benefit from such a program, analyze the costs of implementation, evaluate potential funding sources or partnerships, and determine whether the pilot program should proceed based on the findings. Within six months after completing the study, the Commissioner would develop recommendations on the feasibility and advisability of implementing the pilot program, submit such recommendations to the Mayor and the Speaker, and post such recommendations on the department's website. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1172-2025 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Health Pilot program to establish a pet food pantry. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a pet food pantry in at least one location for at least 12 months. It would also require the Commissioner to deliver a report on the impact of the pilot program and feasibility of continuing or expanding the program. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1173-2025 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Requiring bicyclists to wear protective headgear. Introduction This bill would require any individual riding or operating a bicycle to wear protective headgear, otherwise known as a helmet. This bill would only cover individuals who are not already required to wear a helmet pursuant to other laws. Any person who violates this law would be liable for a civil penalty of up to $50. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0715-2025 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Education Educational Choice for Children Act Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0716-2025 * Robert F. Holden ~SPONSOR Public Safety Amending New York State’s animal cruelty laws by codifying them in the Penal Law and increasing penalties. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0717-2025 * Crystal Hudson ~SPONSOR Preconsidered - Immigration Access to Representation Act, which establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings and provides for the administration thereof (A.270/S.141). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0718-2025 * Rita C. Joseph ~SPONSOR Education Calling on the New York State Education Department to adopt oral health education for all elementary school students. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1174-2025 * Linda Lee ~SPONSOR Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Creation and publicization of an online portal for vulnerable and homebound individuals to voluntarily facilitate their inclusion in outreach and recovery efforts during emergencies. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Emergency Management to create and publicize a portal on its website where individuals can voluntarily self-identify as vulnerable or homebound and request inclusion in outreach and recovery plans for emergencies. The portal would allow individuals to provide relevant information to facilitate their inclusion in existing systems used by the Emergency Management Department to assist vulnerable and homebound individuals before, during, and after emergency conditions. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1175-2025 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR General Welfare Civil legal services for domestic violence survivors in divorce proceedings. Introduction This bill would require the Office of Civil Justice (OCJ) to establish a program, subject to appropriation, to provide domestic violence survivors with legal representation throughout a divorce proceeding. OCJ would be required to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council an annual report with data on the program for the preceding year. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0719-2025 * Julie Menin ~SPONSOR Technology The “Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act of 2024,” otherwise known as the NO FAKES Act, which would protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals (H.R.9551/S.4875). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1176-2025 * Chi A. Ossé ~SPONSOR Public Safety Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events. Introduction This bill would regulate the Police Department’s response to public gathering at which individuals are expressing rights protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 8 of the New York State Constitution. Specifically, the bill would prohibit the deployment the Police Department’s Strategic Response Group to such events, and generally prohibit the Strategic Response Group from being used for crowd control purposes. Additionally, the bill would prohibited the Police Department from using certain police tactics when responding to first amendment events, or for the purpose of conducting crowd control. Finally, the bill would require the Police Department to publish a quarterly report on officer deployment in response to first amendment events. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0720-2025 * Carlina Rivera ~SPONSOR Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations The New York City Arts Space Act (A.10694A/S.9199A). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0721-2025 * Lynn C. Schulman ~SPONSOR Health Eliminate deductibles, copayment, coinsurance, or any other cost-sharing requirements for asthma inhalers (S.9906/A.10692). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0722-2025 * Lynn C. Schulman ~SPONSOR Health Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act (H.R. 2665) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0723-2025 * Lynn C. Schulman ~SPONSOR Transportation and Infrastructure Protecting Animals Walking on the Street (PAWS) Act (A10660/S9915) Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1177-2025 * Althea V. Stevens ~SPONSOR Health Requiring sodium and added sugar warnings in all restaurants. Introduction The Health Code currently requires certain chain restaurants to post sodium warnings when they sell food containing high sodium. This bill would codify that rule in the Administrative Code and expand it to include all restaurants, regardless of the number of locations. Additionally, this bill would expand the requirement to post added sugar notifications to all restaurants. Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Int 1178-2025 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR Parks and Recreation Renaming one thoroughfare in the Borough of Queens, The Live End, and to amend the official map of the city of New York accordingly. Introduction This bill would officially rename a portion of a street located on Murdock Avenue between 180th Street and a dead end in Jamaica, Queens to “the Live End.” Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0724-2025 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR Children and Youth American Opportunity Accounts Act, which would create a federally funded savings account for every American child (S.441/HR 1041). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0725-2025 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR Children and Youth Deposit $1,000 into an account that is managed and invested by the state comptroller to be available to eligible children when they reach the age of 18. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0726-2025 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR Education Allow designated specialized high schools in New York City to establish their own standards for admission (S.5765). Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available Res 0727-2025 * Nantasha M. Williams ~SPONSOR General Welfare Legislation in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget that creates targeted and means-tested guaranteed income programs for low-income households including children and families, people residing in homeless shelters, and foster youth. Resolution   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0225-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240385 MMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0225-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240385 MMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0226-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240386 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0226-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240386 ZMM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0227-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240387 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0227-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (C 240387 HAM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0228-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (N 240388 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0228-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Landmarks, The Beacon, Manhattan (N 240388 ZRM) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0229-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 122-03 14th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 240311 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0229-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 122-03 14th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (C 240311 ZMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0230-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 122-03 14th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 240312 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0230-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 122-03 14th Avenue Rezoning, Queens (N 240312 ZRQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0231-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr. ~SPONSOR Zoning and Franchises Zoning, 49-39 Van Dam Street Demapping, Queens (C 220305 MMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available LU 0231-2025 * Rafael Salamanca, Jr.     Zoning, 49-39 Van Dam Street Demapping, Queens (C 220305 MMQ) Land Use Application   Referred to Comm by Council   Action details Not available