What's moving in the Council

Giving qualified entities a first opportunity to submit a statement of interest and a first opportunity to purchase certain properties.

Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs and establishing a horse drawn cab industry transition plan, and to repeal multiple sections of the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to carriage horses and horse drawn cabs.

Publication and visualization of snow plowing operations data.

Oversight - City’s Snow Removal and Winter Storm Response.

Offering community service in lieu of civil penalties for certain littering violations.

Creating a department of community safety

Creation of a three-digit gun violence intervention hotline.

Oversight - The Office of Community Safety and Non-Police Solutions to Reducing Violence.

Oversight - The Office of Community Safety and Non-Police Solutions to Reducing Violence.

Oversight - Examining the Current State of Immigration Enforcement Activity in New York City.

Amend the New York City Public Works Investment Act.

Timeframes for agency approvals and change orders on small capital projects.

Requiring cost benchmarks for small recurring capital projects.

Requiring a catalog of standard designs for small recurring capital projects.

Oversight - Oversight of PASSPort.

Requiring the department of small business services to expand the business pathways program.

Oversight - The Business of Child Care.

Oversight - The Business of Child Care.

Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the placement of families with children into shelters.

Requiring reporting on crime statistics in shelters.

Oversight - Shelter Safety.

Oversight - Oversight: Examining H+H’s NYC Care Program and Access to Health Care for Uninsured New Yorkers.

Agency transmissions of reports and attestations of compliance with operational requirements.

Amending and eliminating certain reporting requirements within the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York.

The due dates of agency reports to the council.

Oversight - Mayor's Office of Ethnic & Community Media and Government Spending on Advertisements.

Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.

New York State Raise the Age program funding

Establishment of teams to review the population of youth held in secure detention facilities.

Trainings regarding sexually exploited youth.

Oversight - Office of Community Hiring.

Oversight - Secure Detention Conditions and Youth Incarceration Policies in New York City.

Mental health protocols for pregnant and postpartum individuals in the custody of the department of correction.

Recognizing postpartum mental illness as a mitigating factor in criminal sentencing.

Postpone court proceedings for individuals in the later stages of pregnancy.

Prohibiting the use of restraints on incarcerated individuals during labor, absent extraordinary circumstances, and on pregnant persons during a custodial interrogation. (S.2667C/A.1670A)

Designating financial literacy advisors to serve in older adult centers.

Oversight - Older Adult Centers at NYCHA Facilities.

Oversight - Older Adult Centers at NYCHA Facilities.

Requiring a report regarding an analysis of gender-based violence in the city.

Oversight - Maternal Health and Criminal Justice.

Oversight - Maternal Health and Criminal Justice.

Installing child with autism warning plaques on streets.

Requiring a study of dangerous driving.

Installation of protected bicycle lanes.

Establishing a low-traffic neighborhood pilot program.

Drag Racing and Speeding Enforcement Act. (S.1768/A.2585)

Oversight - Vision Zero: Evaluating NYC's Street Safety Strategy.

Establishing a demonstration program for the installation and maintenance of intelligent speed assistance devices.

Oversight - The Organizational Strategy of the Department of Probation.

Providing youth accused of crimes with information about the criminal legal process.

Returning funds remaining in commissary accounts when incarcerated individuals are released from custody.

Streamlining enrollment of eligible individuals in fair fares.

Restrictions on the location of buildings and other structures on Eastern parkway.

Abatement of taxation for alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings.

Who You Gonna Call? Act. (A.11075)

Requiring the landmarks preservation commission to create a public records online portal.

Increasing access to data around gender-based violence.

Reporting on voter registration and voting in city jails.

Procedures for early mail and absentee ballots for voters in department of correction custody.

Requiring a study on how social and economic factors affect access to special education programs and services.

Renaming one thoroughfare and public place in the Borough of Queens, Edgemere Avenue, and to amend the official map of the city of New York accordingly.

Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities and adjusting the income requirements related thereto.

Use of non-public competitor data.

Creation of a watch list for food vendors serving shelters and senior centers.

Public disclosure of data behind the minority and women-owned business enterprise disparity studies.

Rodent abatement during certain construction work.

Performance of fiscal agents.

Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to report on unlawful evictions and adding a new 311 complaint category relating to unlawful evictions.

A citywide parcel locker program.

Painting curbs adjacent to a fire hydrant or bus stop.

Establishing a citywide youth employment program for snow removal.

Providing water filters to tenants and property owners with lead water service lines.

Imposing a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers, and require the Department of Environmental Conservation to issue environmental impact statements on data centers. (S.9144/ A.10141)

Commemorating the life and legacy of Dolly Parton.

Require certain anti-aging dermatological products to contain a warning label (A.10829/ S.8598A/A.10829).

Require nutrition labels on food and drink products to include consumer education markings.

Declaring July 28 as World Hepatitis Day.

Establishing a program to provide up to ten hours of post-trial psychological counseling, at no cost, to jurors who serve in cases involving graphic, gruesome, or highly emotional evidence or testimony.

Adding a 311 complaint category for unattended powered mobility devices in common areas of class A multiple dwellings.

MTA to include “good jobs” standards in its Request for Proposal for new subway cars and encourage rolling stock manufacturers receiving high-dollar value MTA contracts to enter into Community Benefits Agreements with impacted communities.

Landmarks, 48-50 Convent Avenue (ANCP) - UDAAP, Manhattan (G 260006 NUM).

Landmarks, 48-50 Convent Avenue (ANCP) - Article XI, Manhattan (G 260007 XAM).

Reconsider the decision not to appoint retired Appellate Division Justice John M. Leventhal to the Mayor’s Advisory Committee.

Requiring the fire department to provide information relating to responses to fires and medical emergencies.

Zoning, 1455 Coney Island Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220449 ZMK).

Zoning, 1455 Coney Island Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220450 ZRK).

Zoning, 135-27 Sapphire Street Rezoning, Queens (C 250329 ZMQ).

Zoning, 135-27 Sapphire Street Rezoning, Queens (N 250330 ZRQ).

Regulating cryptocurrency kiosks and establishing statewide consumer protections against fraud and financial loss (S.9891-B/A.10899-C).

The application of higher reduced fines to higher-earning participants in the stipulated fine and commercial abatement programs.

Quarterly reports on shelters for LGBTQ single adults.

Requiring the department of social services to create shelters for LGBTQ single adults in every borough.

Regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of therapy or psychotherapy services (S.8484/A.9106).

Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to study gambling behaviors and the impact of casino openings.

Honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of Bob Mackie.

Including violations for idling in the fleet program.

Restricting the use of police department personnel and resources for precinct community council administration.

Clarifying the prohibition of the sale of menstrual and intimate care products that contain unsafe ingredients.

The use of automatic license plate readers by licensees of the taxi and limousine commission.

300 W 17th Street HDFC.HPO.FY27: Block 740, Lot 37, Manhattan, Community District 4, Council District 3.

MHANY Cluster 2.NR Rehab: Block 2265 Lots 2 and 3; Block 2282, Lot 12; Block 3107, Lot 29; Block 2620, Lot 34, Bronx, Community Districts 1, 3, and 6, Council Districts 8, 15, and 17.

Albans HDFC.PLP.FY27: Block 12334, Lot 273, Queens, Community District 2, Council District 27.

Annual audit on domestic incident reports.

Workforce development for persons with disabilities and establishing a business incubator pilot program for such persons.

Requiring agencies receiving quality of life complaints to provide complainants with the opportunity to share their personal contact information with a relevant council member.

Issuing credits and refunds for department of parks and recreation permits.

Calling on the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend all flights of seaplane operations at the New York City Skyport Seaplane Terminal until a comprehensive safety review of such operations is completed.

Establish multidisciplinary personnel teams to ensure prompt, coordinated, and confidential sharing of information among professionals for effective identification, assessment, and delivery of housing and supportive services (S.10682/A.11700).

Declaring the first full week in May "Clubhouse Awareness Week."

Marricka Scott-McFadden - Democratic Elections Commissioner for Bronx County.

Anthony Crowell, City Planning Commission.

Julie Stein, City Planning Commission.

Kenneth Knuckles, City Planning Commission

Margaret Anadu, City Planning Commission.

Meenakshi Srinivasan, City Planning Commission.

Declaring October as Reggaeton Heritage Month.

LU 129 - Landmarks, 48-50 Convent Avenue (ANCP) - UDAAP, Manhattan (G 260006 NUM).

LU 130 - Landmarks, 48-50 Convent Avenue (ANCP) - Article XI, Manhattan (G 260007 XAM).

Opposing the federally proposed rule change titled, “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs” and calling on the Federal Government to prioritize protecting and growing access to high-quality education for young children.

Authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in eight business improvement districts and the setting of the date, time, and place for the hearing of the local law increasing the annual expenditure for such districts.

Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.

LU 142 - Zoning, 1455 Coney Island Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 220449 ZMK).

LU 143 - Zoning, 1455 Coney Island Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 220450 ZRK).

LU 144 - Zoning, 135-27 Sapphire Street Rezoning, Queens (C 250329 ZMQ).

LU 145 - Zoning, 135-27 Sapphire Street Rezoning, Queens (N 250330 ZRQ).

LU 155 - 300 W 17th Street HDFC.HPO.FY27: Block 740, Lot 37, Manhattan, Community District 4, Council District 3.

LU 156 - MHANY Cluster 2.NR Rehab: Block 2265 Lots 2 and 3; Block 2282, Lot 12; Block 3107, Lot 29; Block 2620, Lot 34, Bronx, Community Districts 1, 3, and 6, Council Districts 8, 15, and 17.

LU 157 - Albans HDFC.PLP.FY27: Block 12334, Lot 273, Queens, Community District 2, Council District 27.

LU 156 - MHANY Cluster 2.NR Rehab: Block 2265 Lots 2 and 3; Block 2282, Lot 12; Block 3107, Lot 29; Block 2620, Lot 34, Bronx, Community Districts 1, 3, and 6, Council Districts 8, 15, and 17.

LU 157 - Albans HDFC.PLP.FY27: Block 12334, Lot 273, Queens, Community District 2, Council District 27.

Felipe Franco, Board of Corrections.

Marricka Scott-McFadden - Democratic Elections Commissioner for Bronx County.

Establishing a public outreach and education campaign regarding the availability and use of fentanyl test strips.

New York State to mandate basic training in addiction treatment as a requirement for medical schools that receive state funding

Federal Government to mandate basic training in addiction treatment as a requirement for medical schools that receive federal funding.

Oversight - The Role of Planning and Development in Mayor Mamdani's Block-by-Block Housing Plan.

Oversight - Syringe Litter Management and Related Support Services.

Recognizing the immeasurable civic value and contributions of 501(c)(19) veterans’ organizations and designating the week that includes November 11, Veterans Day, annually as Veterans’ Organizations Awareness Week.

Department of social services’ response to certain severe winter weather conditions.

Enact the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025. (H.R. 1803)

Alternative exemption for permanently and totally disabled veterans.

Oversight – The Administration's Approach to Construction Safety.

Oversight - Veterans Homelessness in New York City.

Oversight - Veterans Homelessness in New York City.

Requiring the department of education to distribute information about the importance of dental care.

Ensure that all campuses award an appropriate number of college credits to students who earned a New York State Seal of Civic Readiness in high school.

Next-Gen Civics Act. (A.9298)

DOE to ensure that the New York State Seal of Civic Readiness is awarded in all New York City public high schools to eligible students.

Oversight - Seal of Civic Readiness in DOE High Schools and at CUNY.

Oversight - Seal of Civic Readiness in DOE High Schools and at CUNY.

Translating the citizen’s air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages.

Increasing civil penalties for idling infractions.

Regulating the idling of engines and the use of citizen’s complaints to enforce laws enforced by the department of environmental protection.

Establishing a program that transfers liability for certain engine idling violations to lessees of vehicles.

Establishing a code of conduct applicable to citizen noise complaints.

Oversight - Citizen Enforcement Programs.

Zoning, Studio 54 Rehabilitation and Text Amendment, Manhattan (N 260211 ZRM).

Zoning, Studio 54 Rehabilitation and Text Amendment, Manhattan (C 260212 ZSM).

Establishing ferry service at Canarsie Pier.

Ferry service to Willets Point.

Establishing ferry service to West 125th Street.

Emergency notifications related to delays in ambulance dispatch.

Oversight - Ambulance Response Times.

Oversight - Ambulance Response Times.

Ferry service to City Island.

Oversight - Transit on NYC’s Waterways: Seaplanes, Party Boats, and the Future of Ferry Service.

Oversight - Transit on NYC’s Waterways: Seaplanes, Party Boats, and the Future of Ferry Service.

Designating November 28 annually as Albanian Independence Day in the City of New York.

Designating the fourth week of November as The Shangri-Las Week.

Designate Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York.

Oversight – What’s Next for CreateNYC?

Nutrition standards and beverage options for children’s meals served in food service establishments.

Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of health and mental hygiene during inspections of food service establishments include photographs or video recordings of each violation cited in such notice.

Prohibit certain food additives, to prohibit the sale of food containing certain color additives at schools, and to prohibit the use of substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” in food unless certain reporting requirements are met (S.1239A/A.1556A).

Digital verification of food protection certificates and penalties for failure to maintain a physical certificate on premises.

The operation of tobacco bars.

Oversight - Food Service Establishment Inspections in New York City.

Reporting Legionella test results to the department of health and mental hygiene.

Requiring the reapplication of food protection course certification every 5 years.

Declaring June 18 as Autistic Pride Day.

The definition of gender in the human rights law.

Oversight topic - Commission on Human Rights Disability Enforcement Trends.

Oversight - Commission on Human Rights Disability Enforcement Trends.

Oversight - Municipal Retention Strategies.

Ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol.

Guidance and public education regarding service animal access in places of public accommodation.

Oversight - Continuing Discussion about the Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence.

Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of waste from buildings owned by the city

Requiring the department of sanitation to develop a plan for ensuring proper disposal of rechargeable batteries used for powered mobility devices.

Public organic waste receptacles.

Allowing certain associations to request stationary on-street waste containers for the storage and collection of waste.

Requirements for the removal of public litter baskets by the department of sanitation.

Oversight - Waste Equity and Environmental Justice.

A report and map of historical African American burial sites.

Modifying the sodium warning at designated food service establishments.

Amending the icon for added sugar warning labels and the amount for civil penalties, and to repeal subdivision b of section 17-199.18 in relation thereto.

The maximum allowable illuminance of residential outdoor lighting fixtures.

Dog waste complaints.

Refusing renew, suspending, or revoking a license of a tobacco retail dealer or an electronic cigarette retail dealer that has violated certain authorization requirements of the cannabis law.