TXT4KIDS marks a new era of proactive city communication—using text messaging to reach every parent with key information on their child’s milestones, growth and learning.
October 29, 2025 (New York) – At today’s City Council Stated Meeting, the Council is set to pass Council Member Gutiérrez’s Intro Bill 1001 – the NYC TXT4KIDS Act, which will launch a text alert system for parents and caregivers connecting them with critical information about their children’s health and education milestones.
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The plan was abandoned by the Eric Adams administration and has been a key pillar of Chair Gutiérrez’s tenure as Technology Chair at the City Council.
NEW YORK, NY (October 9, 2025) — Today, the New York City Council is set to pass a law to resurrect and implement the City’s Internet Master Plan (IMP), restoring a vision for equitable broadband infrastructure that had been abandoned in favor of short-term, piecemeal approaches.
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This measure also comes as recent reforms to New York’s discovery laws have dramatically increased the amount of evidence prosecutors are required to share with the defense.
New York, NY — The New York City Council is set to pass legislation sponsored by Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez that ensures individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections with pending criminal proceedings can review the evidence in their cases using secure, modern technology.
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The package creates a fully staffed navigation center and ensures families are relocated near their homes.
New York, NY (July 14, 2025) – Today, the New York City Council passed the Back Home Act, a groundbreaking package of legislation introduced by Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez and Shekar Krishnan to support New Yorkers displaced by fires, floods, and other emergencies.
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New York, NY (May 28, 2025)—Today, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez introduced the SAFE Pregnancy & Opioid Treatment Act (Intro 1284), a first-of-its-kind bill requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to launch a citywide provider education campaign on treating opioid use disorder (OUD) during and after pregnancy. The legislation also mandates that opioid reversal medications like naloxone be distributed for free at neighborhood health centers across the city.
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New York, NY (May 1, 2025)—Today, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez passed her Intro 193, the Mind the Door Act, to tackle the issue of “dooring”— the act of opening a car door into oncoming traffic, such as a cyclist or pedestrian, causing injury or death. Taxis and all for-hire vehicles will be provided a decal warning to look out for cyclists when exiting the vehicle, which must be displayed on all passenger doors.
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After 2.5+ years, the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) still cannot fully explain why it abandoned Mayor de Blasio’s Internet Master Plan — a plan designed to deliver universal, affordable broadband through public investment — in favor of a program with no long-term vision.
New York, NY (Tuesday April 29, 2025)—At today’s City Council oversight hearing, OTI confirmed what many have feared: the City still has no long-term broadband plan, no infrastructure investment strategy, and no public RFP or contract disclosure for its $38 million-a-year Big Apple Connect program (which is not currently funded in the FY26 budget, let alone baselined).
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New York, NY (March 24, 2025)—Council Members Robert Holden (D-Queens) and Jennifer Gutiérrez (D-Brooklyn/Queens) announced today that the Department of Buildings (DOB) has entered 614 Woodward Avenue into its Unsafe Building Program as of February 28, 2025. The elected officials were notified of this development by the agency following their advocacy and community concerns about the property’s condition.
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New York, NY (February 18, 2025)—Council Members Robert Holden (District 30) and Jennifer Gutiérrez (District 34) are calling on the city to take immediate action to address the hazardous conditions at 614 Woodward Avenue in Ridgewood. The long-abandoned property has been a persistent blight on the community.
In a joint letter to New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner James Oddo and New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Adolfo Carrión Jr., the council members detailed the severe safety hazards, extensive violations, and the owner’s blatant neglect of the site.
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New York, NY (January 9, 2025)—In case you missed it, Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez, Chair of the New York City Council’s Committee on Technology, authored a powerful op-ed in amNewYork this week, outlining the critical flaws of ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system currently used by the NYPD. The 10-year contract is currently up for renewal.
The op-ed draws on findings from reports by the
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