Oswald J. Feliz

This bill would amend the Nuisance Abatement Law to clarify that the distribution for sale, selling at wholesale or retail, or delivering to consumers of any cannabis, cannabis product, medical cannabis, or cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract product without the appropriate registration, license, or permit issued by New York State is a public nuisance subject to permanent and preliminary injunctions. It would also create a new category of public nuisance involving the selling, delivery, or giving away of cannabis to any person under 21 years of age. This bill would also make the abovementioned public nuisances subject to temporary closing orders and temporary restraining orders.

This bill would subject owners of real property, other than owners of one-, two- or three-family residential real property occupied by the owner and used exclusively for residential purposes, to a maximum civil penalty of $5,000 if they fail to complete sidewalk repairs as directed by the Department of Transportation. In addition, this bill would subject such owners of real property to a maximum civil penalty of $5,000 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.

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.

This local law would require every City agency that manages capital projects to submit a monthly report to the Mayor, or an office or agency designated by the Mayor, which would detail all construction work scheduled in the ensuing three months and provide a status update on all construction work that had been scheduled during the prior six months. The Mayor, or office or agency designated by the Mayor, would be required to compile the reports of the managing agencies into a citywide which would be reviewed to promote coordination between managing agencies and to ensure that work on capital projects is being scheduled and conducted in an efficient and effective manner. The citywide report would be submitted to the Council, gas and electrical utility companies in the City, and the Empire City Subway Company, as well as be posted on the City’s website, in a machine-readable format.

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.

This bill would make it a violation of city law to park, stand, stop, or operate a motor vehicle with an obscured or defaced license plate. For parking, standing, and stopping violations, the bill would preserve existing civil penalties under state law, and would establish that such violation constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than 20 days, or both. For the violation relating to operation of a motor vehicle, the bill would impose a civil penalty of $500 for a first violation and $1,000 for each subsequent violation committed within 6 months of the first violation. It would also establish that each such violation constitutes a misdemeanor resulting in the same punishment outlined above.

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.

This bill would remove the requirement in the New York City Fire Code that battery charging areas for powered mobility devices be separated by fire barriers from repair or servicing stations. The bill would not change any other current requirement that applies to charging areas for powered mobility devices.

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.

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.