NYC Council · Int 1344-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Prohibiting the obstruction of access to educational facilities.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Jul 14, 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 prohibiting the obstruction of access to educational facilities” Read the full text

Public Safety

What it does

This bill would prohibit any person from obstructing a student, staff member, or university employee from attending classroom instruction or student organization meetings and events taking place in an educational facility. This prohibited conduct would constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.

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