Int 0666-2026
Requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings.
IntroductionLaid OverCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2026-02-12
Laid over — postponed to a later committee meeting.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2026-02-12
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to publish any current maintenance prioritization rating assigned by Parks to each tree under its jurisdiction and the reason for the rating on its interactive tree map website.
Committee on Parks and Recreation — Department of Parks and Recreation.
Outlook
16% of similar bills passed
8 passed · 42 died
This bill: 150 days in committee
Similar bills: median 587 days · 291 days when passed
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280dFiled
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363dEnacted
Int 1112-2016
Posting of information online regarding tree maintenance work.
389dEnacted
Int 2366-2021
Tree health assessments and inspections.
132dEnacted
Int 0188-2024
Requiring the department of parks and recreation to resolve risks posed by trees on public property.
671dFiled
Int 1169-2023
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Sponsors (12)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-02-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-02-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2026-06-16 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2026-06-16 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
Heard at (2)
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2026-06-16 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2026-02-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (7)
- Summary of Int. No. 666
- Int. No. 666
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-12-26
- Memorandum in Support
- Committee Report 6/16/26
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Hearing Testimony 6/16/26
Full text
Int. No. 666
By Council Members Williams, Schulman, Louis, Hudson, Salaam, Hanks, Hankerson, Guti�rrez, Zhuang, Morano, Ariola and Vernikov
..Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of parks and recreation to publish tree maintenance prioritization ratings
..Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 5 of subdivision c of section 18-157 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 20 for the year 2022, is amended to read as follows:
5. A regularly updated map on the website of the department that displays each covered tree that has been inspected, the result of such inspection [and], the action taken by the department in response to the result of such inspection, any current rating or ratings for the prioritization of maintenance of such tree assigned by the department to such tree, and the reason for such rating or ratings.
� 2. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.
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Int. #1227-2025
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