Prohibiting low bass music originating from open-air structures and spaces used for performances or events.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting low bass music originating from open-air structures and spaces used for performances or events” Read the full text
Environmental Protection, Resiliency and Waterfronts
What it does
This bill would prohibit low bass music at a level of 40 hertz or below for a duration of 10 seconds or more that originates from open-air structures and spaces, like stadiums and fields, used for performances or events. The Environmental Control Board would impose civil penalties of $1,000 for a first violation of this prohibition, $2,000 for a second violation committed within 2 years of the first violation, and $4,000 for a third and each subsequent violation committed within 2 years of the first violation.
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 · Feb 8, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Feb 8, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 92
officialInt. No. 92
officialFebruary 8, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-8-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - February 8, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Who is lobbying on this
From 5 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2024). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Filed (End of Session) (Dec 31, 2025).