Alexa Avilés

This bill would require the Department of Transportation to report on the utility and feasibility of using street design as a means to limit or reduce the use of streets in residence districts by commercial vehicles by December 31, 2023.

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) to report on any instance where it has waived the requirement that a development plant a certain number of street trees along its lot. This report would include each time a waiver has been granted, which type of alternate compliance has been used, and the locations of any trees that have been planted off-site to account for the waived trees.

This bill would require the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), also known as the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), to create a mobile app with information about the locations of each electric vehicle charging station imposed on a map of the city, the voltage, charging level, and electric vehicle connector types provided by each station, whether each station can be used to charge e-bikes, and, to the extent the city has or can reasonably obtain such information, a real time display indicating whether each station is available or in use. The app will allow users to filer the electric vehicle charging stations based on such information.

This bill requires the Department of Enviromental Protection (DEP) to designate heavy-use thoroughfares in every borough, and install street level air monitors at a minimum at two major intersections on every designated heavy use thoroughfare and at every park or playground adjacent to a heavy use thoroughfare. The bill also requires the issuance of a report to the mayor and to the speaker of the council containing the results of the air quality monitoring of designated heavy use thoroughfares and recreational areas. Where the results of the air quality monitoring indicate that levels of any regulated air contaminant constitute a violation of an existing standard, DEP along with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Education shall implement mitigation measures that reduce exposure risks.

This bill would require the New York City Economic Development Corporation to submit annual reports to the Mayor and Speaker on the use of shore power at city cruise terminals.

This bill would require that the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability conduct a study in consultation with the city Economic Development Corporation on transitioning all city ports to zero-emission port operations. The study would be required to evaluate whether such a transition can be completed by 2040, the technology and investments required to make such a transition, and whether any additional workforce development would be necessary to complete the transition. The study would also evaluate whether it would be possible to provide shore power to all commercial maritime vessels by 2027, as well as whether incentives can be provided for the use of low to zero-emission vessels. The office would be required to complete this study and publicly report on it within one year.

This bill would require the Department of City Planning (DCP) to conduct an inventory of vacant industrial buildings, vacant land, and vacant ground floor spaces within areas identified by DCP as Significant Maritime Industrial Areas (SMIAs). The inventory would include information like the zoning district, square footage, and development potential for each property. DCP would also be required to estimate the annual zoned economic output capacity of each SMIA, including potential capacity if used for green port water dependent manufacturing, and analyze the feasibility of establishing clean energy research & development centers in underutilized spaces. DCP would be required to review and update the inventory every 5 years and publish the inventory online.

This bill would require that the sheriff and city marshals contact the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (HRA) when they receive an order that would result in housing displacement. Where HRA receives notice from the sheriff or city marshals about an order that would lead to housing displacement, HRA would be required to respond by examining the person’s eligibility for legal counsel, provide the person with contact for legal counsel and connect the individual to such counsel. The information would be provided in plain language and in the appropriate language for the person.

This bill would require the department of small business services, or another office or agency designated by the mayor, to conduct an annual inventory of the City’s waterfront infrastructure and report on the state of such infrastructure. The report would include information on the structural integrity of existing waterfront infrastructure, the suitability of City land for the development of new waterfront infrastructure, the feasibility of implementing urban agriculture or aquaculture alongside the City’s waterfront infrastructure, and the state of the City’s facilities supporting recreational access to its waterfront infrastructure.

This bill would require the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to promulgate an indirect source rule to reduce emissions attributable to the use of indirect sources, such as warehouses or other structures that attract mobile sources of air pollution, such as vehicles. The indirect source rule would regulate certain large warehouses and any other indirect sources determined by the Commissioner.