What's moving in the Council

Oversight - Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Associated Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.

Oversight - Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Associated Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.

Oversight - Access to Gender-Affirming Care and Associated Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Nonbinary Youth.

Oversight - Mental Health Care in New York City Jails.

Oversight - M/WBE Utilization in City Contracts.

Establishment of a trade-in program concerning powered bicycles.

Requiring reporting of lease-up times for housing vouchers.

Procedure for determining that a dwelling unit is habitable for the purposes of the CityFHEPS program.

CityFHEPS application response times.

Department of social services is required to make CityFHEPS rental assistance payments.

Oversight - Portrait of a Graduate.

Oversight - Work Order Practices at NYCHA and PACT.

Zoning, Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant, Queens (D 2550162086 SWQ).

Require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status ( S.4814).

Oversight - Municipal Recruitment and Civil Service Pathways.

Oversight - Examining the Executive Order 13 of 2026 Report of Audit Findings and Recommendations.

Oversight - Access to City Government and the Mamdani Administration’s Civic Engagement Efforts.

Declaring April 7 as White Star Family Day.

Oversight - Mental Health Services for Veterans and Military Families.

Oversight - Mental Health Services for Veterans and Military Families.

Evictions of older adult tenants.

Allow municipalities and localities that have a senior citizen rent increase exemption program to establish an automatic enrollment program. (S.2220/A.5232)

Establishing a universal application and recertification system for the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and disability rent increase exemption program.

Authorizing property tax incentives for property owners who dedicate fifteen percent of existing housing stock to senior citizens and individuals experiencing homelessness.

Permit other qualifying members of a household to qualify for the disability rent increase exemption. (S.3563/A.10927)

Shift income verification responsibilities for the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) from local governments to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.

Provide for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption or disability rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household’s temporary increase in income. (S.4252/A.10721)

The creation of additional annual income categories and corresponding exemption percentages for certain households eligible for the senior citizens homeowners’ exemption.

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

Oversight - Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE).

Authorizing the City of New York to provide a full exemption from real property taxation to homeowners eligible for the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) and whose household’s only source of income is Social Security.

Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for the senior citizen homeowner’s exemption and the disabled homeowner’s exemption.

Making certain informational requirements for notices concerning rent increase exemption programs discretionary.

Oversight - Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE).

Oversight - Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) and Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE).

Reforming the industrial business zone boundary commission.

Lease agreements concerning storefront premises.

Establishing a pilot program to match small businesses with social media content creators for assistance with marketing and advertising, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Establishing a legacy business registry and preservation fund.

Oversight - Evaluating New York City’s Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelter System.

Oversight - NYPD Crime Statistics.

Requiring the office for neighborhood safety and the prevention of gun violence to provide notice and report on the crisis management system.

Oversight – Examining Screen Time and the Use of Digital Devices in New York City Public Schools

Oversight – Examining Screen Time and the Use of Digital Devices in New York City Public Schools

Continue to engage and collaborate with local communities to encourage and allow community composting to be carried out on parkland.

Requiring the commissioner of sanitation to study the feasibility and potential environmental effects of a recycling mandate for household textiles.

Amend the Environmental Conservation Law. (S.237-B)

Enhanced street cleaning and litter basket services in nightlife districts.

Oversight - Waste Valorization & the Circular Economy.

Codifying the official flag of the borough of Staten Island.

Establishing an office of insurance affordability.

Public education and outreach campaign regarding the removal of dog waste, and to repeal such local law upon the expiration thereof.

Posting of signs regarding dog waste removal.

Making the certification of no harassment pilot program permanent and adding criteria for inclusion of certain buildings in the program.

Pilot program for collecting dog feces at dog runs for the purpose of composting.

Requiring the department of sanitation to install and refill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets.

Vertical winterization coverings for sidewalk cafes.

Paying sidewalk and roadway cafe revocable consent compensation in quarterly installments.

Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.

Quarterly reporting on confirmed firearm discharges.

Establish a temporary program to resolve outstanding judgments imposed by the environmental control board.

The naming of 7 thoroughfares and public places.

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.

Requiring the posting of notification signs regarding upcoming disruptive work.

The naming of 26 thoroughfares and public places.

Requiring covered municipalities in New York State to adopt a residential automated solar permitting platform (S.5781/A.6270).

Designating October 17 annually as Wyclef Jean Day.

Commissioner of Deeds

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.

The burden of proof required to suspend or revoke a press credential and directing the mayor’s office of media and entertainment to review its rules regarding the issuance, suspension, and revocation of press credentials.

Streamlining Truth-in-Pricing requirements and repealing section 20-708.1 of such code, relating to item pricing.

Enforcement of tax liens on community infrastructure properties

Stop work order inspections of worksites with major renovations.

Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to provide license and permit expiration notifications electronically.

Requiring the department of HPD to provide notice to council members of residential buildings that have failed to file registration statements.

Publication and visualization of snow plowing operations data.

Authorizing electronic registration of dwellings with the department of housing preservation and development.

Establishing ferry service to West 125th Street.

Requiring that officers fasten the safety belts of individuals in their custody during transportation.

Parking permits for funeral directors.

Illuminating pathways under elevated structures.

Installation of porous pavement as part of street reconstruction projects.

Requiring alternative invoicing methods during invoicing disruptions.

Development of model procurement staffing plans for human services agencies and a report on feedback from human services agencies about such plans.

Requiring the department of parks and recreation to install and fill dog waste bag dispensers at dog runs.

Offer to pay for space rented by charter schools or offer charter schools space within existing public school buildings, and make the City of New York eligible for transitional aid for charter school payments. (S.423/S.4449A)

Public bathroom access for delivery workers.

Assessment of staff capacity and contract services related to the department of parks and recreation.

Zoning, 200 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 260149 ZMK).

Zoning, 200 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 260150 ZRK).

Zoning, 47-03 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (C 260147 ZMQ).

Zoning, 47-03 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (N 260148 ZRQ).

The relocation of motor vehicles due to temporary parking restrictions.

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

Establishing budget-readiness and invoiceability standards for human services contracts.

Interest to be paid on late contract payments to non-profit contractors.

Requiring inspection and testing of public drinking fountains and establishing an online map of public drinking fountains.

Attorneys’ fees provisions in commercial leases.

“Bank of New York City Act” (A.11513).

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 an annual interagency cooling tower compliance review and increasing related enforcement.

Installation of traffic calming devices in bicycle lanes.

Require the OPWDD to develop a community residence opportunities waitlist, and further calling for increased OPWDD funding to expand residential capacity with priority for individuals with severe and profound developmental disabilities (S.4868).

Prohibit the provision of state funds and tax benefits to any entity that engages in animal testing, the breeding of animals for the purposes of animal testing, or the transportation of animals for the purposes of animal testing.

John Mangin, Board of Standard and Appeals

Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, Board of Health

Love Lives On Act ( H.R.1004).

Lisa Garcia, Land Bank

Safety reports and plans required of third-party food delivery services.

Requiring outreach, surveys, and reporting related to the effects of chatbot use on mental health.

Instruction in arts and music education to be incorporated into curriculums for all public-school students (S.6318A/A.6490B).

Requiring mental health service providers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence systems.

Adding a 311 service request category for conditions of incarceration or confinement.

Require the New York State Department of Labor to maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in New York State. (S.2071-A/A.6084-A)

Establishing an exemption from enforcement of certain residential sanitation violations.

Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to maintain a public database of locations impacted by legionella.

Establish a statewide Military Pro Bono Program that would provide critical legal assistance to Military families (S.4529/A.164).

Affirmative defense for tickets issued to drivers licensed by the taxi and limousine commission for stopping and standing while assisting passengers with impaired mobility.

Voluntary environmental impact and energy use disclosures in city procurement of artificial intelligence tools.

Prohibit health care providers from performing procedures resulting in sterilization without the informed consent of the person being sterilized (S.3357/A.1582).

Recognizing the month of October annually as Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Month.

NYCDOE to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet by encouraging age-appropriate instruction and educational programming on Pluto’s discovery.

Traffic congestion near freight terminals.

A National School Safety Task Force.

Allowing customers to select a plaza as the location of a 311 complaint.

Establishing low-cost veterinary clinics.

Requiring insurers to cover all lactation consultation and counseling services without restrictions and reimburse providers accordingly.

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.

Declaring October as Reggaeton Heritage Month.

Declaring the last day in February as Rare Disease Day.

Ferry service to City Island.

Alternative exemption for seriously disabled veterans.

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

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

Zoning, Fort Hamilton Mews Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 260238 ZMK).

Zoning, Fort Hamilton Mews Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 260239 ZRK).

Zoning, Park Avenue Brooklyn Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 240218 ZMK).

Zoning, Park Avenue Brooklyn Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 240219 ZRK).

Zoning, Sojourner Truth – Mapes Rezoning, Bronx (C 240206 ZMX).

Zoning, Sojourner Truth – Mapes Rezoning, Bronx (N 240207 ZRX).

Zoning, 69-67 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (C 260186 ZMQ).

Zoning, 69-67 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (N 260187 ZRQ).

Zoning, 289 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 260087 ZMK).

Zoning, 289 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 260088 ZRK).

The declaration of a public nuisance by the department of housing preservation and development in connection with lead hazards.

Reporting data about micromobility device crashes.

Pedicabs with electric assist.

Creating designated curb space for pedicabs.

Zoning, Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant, Queens (D 2550162086 SWQ).

The use of time-delays and scanning technologies for encrypted police radio communications.

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Incorporate a 9/11 curriculum in all New York schools. (A.8347)

Celebrating the Feast of San Gennaro and the Ferragosto Festival.

Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025.

Declaring March 6 as Carmen de Lavallade Day.

Recognizing the life and legacy of Alvin Ailey.

LU 115 - Zoning, 200 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 260149 ZMK).

LU 116 - Zoning, 200 Kent Avenue Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 260150 ZRK).

LU 118 - Zoning, 47-03 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (C 260147 ZMQ).

LU 119 - Zoning, 47-03 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (N 260148 ZRQ).

Lisa Garcia, Land Bank

John Mangin, Board of Standard and Appeals

Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, Board of Health

Zoning, 815 Hutchinson River Parkway Rezoning, Bronx (C 240161 ZMX).

Zoning, 862-868 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn (C 240283 ZMK).

Zoning, 862-868 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn (N 240284 ZRK).

Zoning, 158-06 Northern Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (C 260171 ZMQ).

Zoning, 158-06 Northern Boulevard Rezoning, Queens (N 260172 ZRQ).

Zoning, 132 Melrose Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (C 260135 ZMK).

Zoning, 132 Melrose Street Rezoning, Brooklyn (N 260136 ZRK).

Zoning, 21-31 46th Ave Rezoning, Queens (C 250125 ZMQ).

Zoning, 21-31 46th Ave Rezoning, Queens (N 250126 ZRQ).

Establishing an office of conversion assistance.

Requiring the posting of a sign identifying the owners of multiple dwellings.

Requiring the department of buildings to inform property owners of permit sign-off requirements.

Inspection and enforcement of street numbers on buildings.

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

Oversight - The Mayor’s Housing Plan.

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

Oversight - Examining New York City’s 911 Emergency System Outage.

Oversight - Examining New York City’s 911 Emergency System Outage.

Oversight - Examining New York City’s 911 Emergency System Outage.

Oversight - Examining New York City’s 911 Emergency System Outage.

Oversight - Legionnaires’ Disease, Cooling Tower Inspections, and Keeping New Yorkers Safe.

Requiring building owners to provide shower hoses and informational materials on Legionnaires’ disease to tenants.

Education and outreach about Legionnaires’ disease and disease outbreaks.

Cleaning requirements for cooling towers.

Requiring analyses of cooling towers associated with Legionnaires’ disease clusters.

Establishing a Legionnaires’ disease hotline.

Establishing temporary Legionnaires’ disease testing sites and a digital map of testing sites.

Expanding access to roadway cafes.