New York, NY – In an effort to reduce paper waste and exposure to harmful chemicals on receipts, the City Council will hold upcoming hearings on bills designed to give customers more choice over receiving receipts and phase out the use of BPA-coated receipt paper.
The Council will consider four bills that will look at providing consumers with the option of declining a paper receipt in exchange for an e-receipt;
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The Council will also vote to ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes
City Hall – The New York City Council on Tuesday will vote on a comprehensive package of legislative measures to crack down on the improper use of City-issued parking permits, known as placards. This legislation is designed to rein in misuse of placards throughout the City and is among the strongest measures ever proposed to tackle this corruption by the Council.
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“Today we take a giant leap closer to reclaiming our streets and making them safer for our residents. The Streets Master Plan, now signed into law, will revolutionize the way New Yorkers use our streets, creating more bus and bike lanes, more pedestrian space and safer street infrastructure. This law helps us make alternative transportation options more viable, which is necessary in our fight against climate change.
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Fulfills commitment made between the Council and Mayor at June budget handshake
City Hall, NY – Speaker Corey Johnson, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Labor Relations Commissioner Renee Campion, and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced that the City has honored the promise to achieve a pathway to pay parity between certified early childhood education teachersand entry-rate Department of Education salaries by October 2021.
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The Council will also vote to expand prevailing wage protections
City Hall – The New York City Council on Thursday will vote to pass a package of legislation that will make New York City’s public burial ground, Hart Island, more accessible for people visiting their loved ones. For far too long, what is known to many as “Potter’s Field,” the world’s largest public burial ground, has made visitors feel as though they were visiting a prison, rather than the final resting place of their loved ones.
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New York, NY – In anticipation of new State bail reform measures, New York City will launch an expansion of its successful Supervised Release program as a proven alternative judges will be able to assign in lieu of bail. As part of the commitment made to justice reform during the passage of the borough-based jail plan, the City Council will dedicate $7 million more in additional funding for the program.
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