Int 0193-2024
Requiring taxis and for-hire vehicles to display a decal warning passengers to look for cyclists when opening the door.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2024-02-28Local Law 2025/078
Enacted as Local Law 2025/078.
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Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-05-31Enacted: 2025-05-31
Summary
This bill would require all taxis and for-hire vehicles to prominently display a sign on all rear passenger doors warning passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door. The signs would be provided to drivers and vehicle owners at no cost by the taxi and limousine commission.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Mass transportation agencies and facilities, Taxi and Limousine Commission, Department of Transportation and New York City Transit Authority, and the Department of Design and Construction and matters related to infrastructure projects within New York City.
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This bill: 427 days in committee
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Sponsors (23)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-02-10 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-02-10 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-05-01 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-05-01 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-05-01 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-05-01 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-05-01 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-05-01 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-05-31 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-06-02 · City Council
Votes (9)
Aye (9)
Selvena N. Brooks-PowersJoann Ariola Chris BanksCarmen N. De La RosaAmanda C. FaríasFarah N. LouisMercedes NarcisseCarlina Rivera Julie Won
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2025-05-01 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-05-01 · 10:30 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-02-24 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2025-02-10 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (22)
- Summary of Int. No. 193-A
- Summary of Int. No. 193
- Int. No. 193
- February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
- Committee Report 2/10/25
- Hearing Testimony 2/10/25
- Hearing Transcript 2/10/25
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Proposed Int. No. 193-A - 4/24/25
- Committee Report 5/1/25
- Hearing Transcript 5/1/25
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- May 1, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 5-1-25
- Int. No. 193-A (FINAL)
- Int. No. 193-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Int. No. 193-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Local Law 78
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 5 of title 19 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 19-557 to read as follows:
� 19-557 Cyclist awareness decal. a. For purposes of this section, the term "cyclist awareness decal" means a sign that warns passengers to look for cyclists before opening the door.
b. Every owner of a taxicab or for-hire vehicle shall prominently display cyclist awareness decals on the inside of the rear passenger doors.
c. Such cyclist awareness decals shall be provided by the commission at no cost to the driver or owner of the vehicle.
d. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing the penalty for violation of subdivision b of this section.
� 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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