NYC Council · Int 0228-2026 · Committee

Requiring the installation of pedestrian lighting on step streets.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Jan 29, 2026

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the installation of pedestrian lighting on step streets” Read the full text

Transportation and Infrastructure

What it does

This bill would require the Commissioner of Transportation to install, each year, enough pedestrian lighting on at least 25 step streets to ensure that they are sufficiently lit for pedestrians. Once all step streets have sufficient lighting, the Commissioner may cease installing pedestrian lighting fixtures. Step streets are public, open-air staircases for pedestrians that connect two streets at different elevations.

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 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Transportation and Infrastructure committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Shaun Abreu · chair Christopher Marte Eric Dinowitz Farah N. Louis Julie Won Justin E. Sanchez Phil Wong Pierina Ana Sanchez Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shahana K. Hanif Shekar Krishnan

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