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NYC Council · Int 0068-2026 · Enacted

Newsrack requirements and enforcement.

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to newsrack requirements and enforcement Read the full text

Transportation and Infrastructure

What it does

This bill would require newsrack owners to provide their email address to the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) when registering a newsrack, and permits DOT to communicate with those newsrack owners electronically. It additionally requires newsrack owners to regularly clean and repaint their newsracks, and to remove refuse from the newsrack if a notice of correction is issued. It permits DOT to treat a newsrack as abandoned if it is missing all required identifying markings, or if there is no owner on record for the newsrack, and permits DOT to issue a notice of violation alongside a notice of correction for certain violations related to newsrack maintenance, although the notice of violation must be withdrawn if the owner corrects the violation within the time allotted.
Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026
Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026
Hearing Held by Committee · Feb 9, 2026

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Laid Over by Committee · Feb 9, 2026

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Hearing Held by Committee · Feb 24, 2026

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Amendment Proposed by Comm · Feb 24, 2026

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Amended by Committee · Feb 24, 2026

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Approved by Committee · Feb 24, 2026

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Approved by Council · Feb 24, 2026
Sent to Mayor by Council · Feb 24, 2026
City Charter Rule Adopted · Mar 27, 2026

Administration

Returned Unsigned by Mayor · Mar 30, 2026

Official documents

Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Shaun AbreuPhil WongFarah N. LouisSusan ZhuangMercedes Narcisse
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Mar 30, 2026).