Lynn C. Schulman

This bill would prohibit developers who receive city financial assistance for housing development projects from including pet-restrictive terms in leases. Currently, the Administrative Code invalidates pet-restrictive covenants only if a pet has been held openly and notoriously for three continuous months. This bill would remove this three month safe harbor period and void these provisions in leases for housing development projects that were developed with the use of city financial assistance.

This bill would require New York City Aging (“NYCA,” formerly the Department for the Aging), in collaboration with Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), to submit an annual report on how many seniors live in apartment buildings in each Council district and how many of those apartments are retrofitted for people with disabilities, including mobility issues.

This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create a residential parking permit system for the neighborhood of Kew Gardens in Queens.

This bill would set 30 days as the maximum time that the Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration may require a street homeless applicant to have received case management services to be eligible for certain rental assistance programs.

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to create resources related to the unique health care needs of LGBTQI+ individuals that may be relevant to such individuals, their families, or health care providers. Such resources would include information regarding access to LGBTQI+ health services and obtaining and providing gender-affirming care. DOHMH would be required to post the materials on its website in English and in the designated citywide languages and update the materials as necessary to ensure the accuracy of information. The bill would also require DOHMH to maintain a publicly accessible map of LGBTQI+ health services searchable by services offered. The map would include address, office hours, contact information, available health services, and payment information, including types of insurance accepted, for each provider listed. Finally, the bill would make purely technical changes to renumber two preceding sections of the Administrative Code.

The proposed legislation would require that the Department of Transportation fix curbs that pose a safety hazard as part of any street resurfacing projects.

This bill would require that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) establish and maintain a hotline for the public to request information about Legionnaires’ disease and disease outbreaks in NYC, as well as to provide hotline users with referrals to resources and medical services.

This bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing raised crosswalks, intersections, and speed reducers at intersections and roadways adjacent to City schools. This bill would also require DOT to issue a report on the findings of the feasibility study to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council. This bill will repeal and replace Administrative Code § 19-189 in order to provide essential information to the Speaker of the Council and the Mayor regarding the installation of raised crosswalks, raised intersections, and speed reducers. Finally, this bill would grant the Commissioner of Transportation the authority to install or decline to install raised crosswalks, raised intersections, or speed reducers where practicable following the feasibility study.

This bill would require that building owners report Legionella test results indicating at least 10 colony-forming unit per milliliter (CFU/mL) to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

This bill would require any person who is charged with managing or supervising the operation of a food service establishment to obtain a food protection course certificate every 5 years.