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NYC Council · Int 1224-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring shelters to provide free internet access to residents.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
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 requiring shelters to provide free internet access to residents” Read the full text

General Welfare

What it does

This bill would require the commissioner of the Department of Social Services (DSS) to ensure that all shelters provide free broadband Wi-Fi internet access to residents.
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 26, 2025
Referred to Comm by Council · Mar 26, 2025
Filed (End of Session) · Dec 31, 2025

Official documents

Summary of Int. No. 1224
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Int. No. 1224
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March 26, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
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Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-26-25
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Straight from the Council record: fiscal impact statements, committee reports, and hearing transcripts as filed.

The numbers

20
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Farah N. LouisJustin L. BrannanAmanda C. FaríasTiffany L. CabánChris BanksShahana K. HanifDiana I. AyalaDarlene MealyLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizJennifer GutiérrezCrystal HudsonChristopher MarteShekar KrishnanCarmen N. De La RosaAlthea V. StevensPublic Advocate Jumaane Williams

Who is lobbying on this

New York Civil Liberties Union, Inc.via New York Civil Liberties Union, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
2 filings
Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.via Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filing
Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.via Statewide Public Affairs, Inc. · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
1 filing
From 4 City Clerk eLobbyist filings naming this bill (2025). 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).