Bills Enacted
Police Department Reporting on all Criminal Complaints and Arrests: This bill would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to post on its website data related to all criminal complaints and arrests recorded by the Department since 2007. The dataset would include, among other fields: (i) the location, date, time, and nature of the offense; (ii) demographic information for victims, suspects, and arrestees; and (iii) information on whether a complaint resulted in an arrest or departmental resolution, and the date of such resolution. Further, the data would be stored permanently, in a machine-readable format, and be updated on a biannual basis.
Prohibiting the Distribution of Hypodermic Syringes and Needles: This bill would prohibit the distribution by mobile syringe service programs of hypodermic syringes and needles within any playground; within 50 feet of a playground, where practicable; on any school premises, or adjacent to any school premises.
Safe Collection and Disposal of Needles an Syringes: This bill would require syringe service programs in New York City to give participants guidance on safely disposing of used needles and syringes, provide information about nearby disposal sites, and offer portable disposal containers. Beginning September 1, 2026, and every six months after, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene would be required to report to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council, and post online, the steps it has taken to collect discarded sharps in public spaces, the steps syringe service providers have taken to collect discarded sharps in the areas they serve, and, when available, the total number of needles, syringes, and other sharps collected by both the department and these providers.
Safe Delivery Device Access: This bill would establish safety requirements for powered bicycles when used by contracted delivery workers who deliver for delivery services. Specifically, the bill requires that any powered bicycle operated by a contracted delivery worker on behalf of a delivery service meet local standards established for the sale of such device, which includes certification by an accredited testing laboratory. Such device may be provided by the delivery service or the worker, but the delivery service could not require that the worker obtain a compliant device as a term of employment. Responsibility for compliance with these provisions would fall on the delivery service. This bill would relieve a delivery service of their obligation to verify the use of compliant powered bicycles under this law if the delivery service contributes significantly to a trade-in program that provides compliant e-bikes to delivery workers that trade in their non-compliant devices. It would also relieve a delivery service of their obligation under the law if the delivery service contributes to a rental program that would rent compliant devices and batteries to delivery workers.
Improvement and maintenance of Street Medians: This proposed bill would require the Commissioner of Transportation, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to improve at least 1 mile of paved medians every 2 years until 2046. These improvements must include adding planted medians, tree beds, or stormwater infrastructure. The Commissioner of Transportation will prioritize these improvements in high priority investment areas. The Department of Transportation (“Department”) will be required to report on their progress annually. The Department will also be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of these medians, unless the Mayor designates another agency or office to be responsible. The Department will maintain a website that identifies each of these improved medians as well as the agency or office responsible for their cleaning and maintenance.
Regulatory Education Services for Small Businesses: This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to coordinate with other agencies to develop annual regulatory compliance services for small businesses in each borough and to annually report on the services provided.
2024-2025 Bill Introductions
Intro 1479-2025: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to minimum living room size requirements in multiple dwelling units.
Intro 1465-2025: This bill would require food service establishments to display a red and white equilateral triangle icon on menus and menu boards or on a tag next to any food item that contains or exceeds 1,800 milligrams of sodium. This bill would also require a warning statement about high intake of sodium to be displayed at the point of purchase.
Intro 1435-2025: This bill would make the department of parks and recreation responsible for the execution of local law number 94 for the year 2024, which requires the city to improve at least one mile of paved medians every two years until 2046. The department of parks and recreation would collaborate with the department of transportation in order to implement these improvements.
Intro 1415-2025: This bill would restrict general vending on a portion of Fordham Road over the next 5 years to those who hold licenses specifically allowing them to vend there. The department of consumer and worker protection would be required to publish a report on the number of vendors who operate on Fordham Road and would be permitted to issue licenses for vending on Fordham Road following that study.
Intro 1378-2025: This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) to report on the current use of space in property leased or owned by the city, or whether such property is vacant. If such property is vacant, DCAS would additionally be required to report on what work would be needed to bring such property into use.
Intro 1351-2025: This bill would adjust the thresholds that the Department of Environmental Protection uses to require permits for stormwater pollution on small construction activities. The bill would further require the Department of Environmental Protection to prioritize review of revised permit applications, establish a program of expedited approval of applications certified by registered qualified professionals, and send notice to council members of certain rejected permit applications in their district.
Intro 1320-2025: This bill would subject owners of real property to a maximum civil penalty of $250 if they fail to complete sidewalk repairs as directed by the Department of Transportation. In addition, this bill would subject owners of real property to a maximum civil penalty of $250 upon being issued notice of a sidewalk defect that poses an immediate danger to the public if such owners knew or should have known of the defect unless the Department of Transportation determines that the failure to address such defect before notification is reasonable under the circumstances.
Intro 1282-2025: This bill would require that within five years of obtaining vacant real property or real property managed by the City becoming vacant, the Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services lease or rent the property. If the property is not leased or rented within five years, the Commissioner is required to provide notice of the vacancy and the reason for the vacancy to the City Council Member and Community Board for the district in which the property is located.
Intro 1252-2025: This legislation would require the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to confirm the validity of license plates and vehicle identification numbers of all vehicles observed with temporary license plates, or otherwise subject to summons for any relevant traffic or parking violation. Additionally, the NYPD would be required to publish quarterly reports on parking enforcement conducted by the Department.
Intro 0940-2024: This bill would permit the waiving of certain fees for qualifying commercial properties located within commercial corridors in designated disadvantaged council districts with high storefront vacancy rates in the city, if certain criteria are met.
Intro 0813-2024: This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to issue five reports on newsstands and newsstand licensing in the City.
Intro 0812-2024: This bill would allow newsstand licensees to operate from an abandoned newsstand. This bill would also require the department of transportation to approve new newsstand locations based on foot traffic.
Intro 0811-2024: This bill would expand the definition of newsstand to include stands that operate primarily for the sale of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, books, pamphlets and other similar written matter. This bill would also lift the price cap for goods or services sold at newsstands.
Intro 0180-2024: This bill would require that the department of small business services, or another agency designated by the mayor, establish a small retail business security system program to provide financial assistance to owners of small retail businesses that would reduce the cost of purchasing and installing security system technology.
Intro 0179-2024: This law would require the Police Department to operate tow pound facilities with sufficient capacity to meet a rate of vehicle towing necessary to deter illegal conduct. The Police Department would also be responsible for issuing public reports on tow facility capacity and the Department’s utilization of vehicle towing in response to violations of traffic laws, rules, and regulations.
Intro 0178-2024: This bill would make it unlawful to sell or distribute a fraudulent license plate, including a fraudulent temporary license plate, and would set a civil penalty for such violation.
Intro 0177-2024: This bill would make it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with a fraudulent license plate, including a fraudulent temporary license plate, or an expired license plate, including an expired temporary license plate, and would set civil penalties for such violations. It would also set a 10 business day cure period for the violation of operating a motor vehicle with an expired license plate, including an expired temporary license plate.
Intro 0176-2024: This bill would require the Department of Buildings to create and publish on their website a boilerplate annual observation checklist to be used by parking garage structure owners or their authorized agents prior to their initial annual condition inspection. This checklist would include, but would not be limited to, the age and location of the structure, whether vehicles are stored on the roof, and any outstanding violations for structural issues.
Intro 0175-2024: This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to develop a plan to provide specialized high school admissions test (SHSAT) preparation to all middle school students. The bill would also require the DOE to survey all students taking the SHSAT about their level of preparation to take the exam.
Intro 0174-2024: This bill would prohibit homeless families with children from being temporarily housed in private buildings with more than five class C housing maintenance code violations. Current homeless families with children in such buildings would be permitted to remain, but no additional families with children would be housed in such buildings until corrections have been certified by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.