Establishment of a Wards Island affordable housing task force.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law in relation to studying the feasibility of building affordable housing on Wards Island” Read the full text
Housing and Buildings
What it does
This bill would require the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to publish a study on the feasibility of building affordable housing on Wards Island. The study would assess such factors as cost, restrictions on permissible land use, and provision of services and amenities to Wards Island, and would include policy recommendations relating to building affordable housing on Wards Island. The study would be due no later than July 1, 2027.
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 · Mar 7, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Mar 7, 2024
Hearing Held by Committee · Jun 3, 2025
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Laid Over by Committee · Jun 3, 2025
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Hearing Held by Committee · Dec 18, 2025
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Amendment Proposed by Comm · Dec 18, 2025
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Amended by Committee · Dec 18, 2025
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Approved by Committee · Dec 18, 2025
Committee on Housing and Buildings
Approved by Council · Dec 18, 2025
Sent to Mayor by Council · Dec 18, 2025
City Charter Rule Adopted · Jan 17, 2026
Administration
Returned Unsigned by Mayor · Jan 20, 2026
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 571-A
officialSummary of Int. No. 571
officialInt. No. 571
officialMarch 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - March 7, 2024
officialFiscal Impact Statement - City Council
officialFiscal Impact Statement - OMB
officialCommittee Report 6/3/25
officialHearing Testimony 6/3/25
officialHearing Transcript 6/3/25
officialProposed Int. No. 571-A - 12/12/25
officialCommittee Report 12/18/25
officialHearing Transcript 12/18/25
officialDecember 18, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialCommittee Report - Stated Meeting
officialInt. No. 571-A (FINAL)
officialInt. No. 571-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
officialInt. No. 571-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-18-25
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
14
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Gale A. BrewerDiana I. AyalaLincoln RestlerCrystal HudsonShekar KrishnanTiffany L. CabánNantasha M. WilliamsKamillah HanksChris BanksChi A. OsséRita C. JosephSelvena N. Brooks-PowersFarah N. LouisOswald J. Feliz
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Returned Unsigned by Mayor (Jan 20, 2026).