Int 0917-2026
Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructureintroduced 2026-05-20
Enacted into law.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2026-05-20
Summary
This bill would require roadway and sidewalk cafe operators to ensure that their outdoor setups are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps and unsanitary conditions. Operators who violate this provision would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for the second and subsequent offenses.
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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Sponsors (9)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-05-20 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-05-20 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2026-06-25 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2026-06-25 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2026-08-13 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2026-08-13 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ActionAmended by Committee
2026-08-13 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AdvancedApproved by Committee· Passed
2026-08-13 · Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
AdvancedApproved by Council· Passed
2026-08-13 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2026-08-13 · City Council
Votes (11)
Aye (8)
Shaun AbreuSelvena N. Brooks-PowersEric DinowitzShahana K. HanifChristopher MarteJustin E. SanchezPierina Ana SanchezPhil Wong
Absent (1)
Shekar Krishnan
Excused (2)
Farah N. LouisJulie Won
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2026-08-13 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2026-08-13 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · 2026-06-25 · 10:15 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2026-05-20 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (15)
- Summary of Int. No. 917-A
- Summary of Int. No. 917
- Int. No. 917
- Memorandum in Support
- May 20, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Committee Report 6/25/26
- Hearing Testimony 6/25/26
- Proposed Int. No. 917-A - 8/6/26
- Proposed Int. No. 917-A - 8/6/26
- Proposed Int. No. 917-A Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Committee Report 8/13/26
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- August 13, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Int. No. 917-A (FINAL)
Full text
Int. No. 917-A
By Council Members J. Sanchez, Louis, Maloney, Wong, Schulman, Brooks-Powers, Guti�rrez, Morano and Ariola
..Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes
..Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The table of maximum civil penalties in section 19-150 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new row in numerical order to read as follows:
Section of the Administrative Code
Maximum Civil Penalty (dollars)
19-160(b)(6)
200 (first violation); 500 (second and subsequent violations at the same place of business)
� 2. Subdivision b of section 19-160 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
6. A sidewalk and roadway cafe shall maintain clean setups that are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps, and unsanitary conditions.
� 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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