NYC Council · Int 0693-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the office of urban agriculture to create and implement a plan to convert unused industrial areas to urban agriculture sites.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Mar 19, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the office of urban agriculture to create and implement a plan to convert unused industrial areas to urban agriculture sites” Read the full text

Economic Development

What it does

This bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture, in conjunction with relevant agencies and local community programs, to create and implement a plan to convert unused industrial areas in each of the five boroughs to sites that can host urban agriculture services, including hydroponic farming, food storage, and food distribution.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.