Requiring the department of city planning to conduct a study on hostile architecture.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Apr 11, 2024
Official status: Filed (End of Session)
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of city planning to conduct a study on hostile architecture” Read the full text
Land Use
What it does
This bill would require the Department of City Planning (DCP), in collaboration with the Department of Buildings, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Transportation, to conduct a study on hostile architecture in New York City to determine the extent of hostile architecture and compliance with the City Zoning Resolution’s requirements for seating in public plazas. This bill would also require DCP to report the findings of the study to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council and post the report on its website within 18 months after the effective date of the local law.
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 · Apr 11, 2024
Referred to Comm by Council · Apr 11, 2024
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025
Official documents
Summary of Int. No. 778
officialInt. No. 778
officialApril 11, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
officialHearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-24
officialMinutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2024
officialStraight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Who is lobbying on this
From 1 City Clerk eLobbyist filing 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).