NYC Council · Int 1513-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the department of parks and recreation to replace trees within 18 months.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Dec 18, 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 the department of parks and recreation to replace trees within 18 months” Read the full text

Parks and Recreation

What it does

This bill would require the department of parks and recreation to replace any tree under its jurisdiction within 18 months after it falls or is removed due to disease, damage, or death, unless the department finds that the location is no longer suitable for tree planting.

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