Lincoln Restler

To allow greater pedestrian and residential access and ease sidewalk congestion, this bill would prohibit general vending and mobile food vending on Washington Street between York Street and Front Street in Brooklyn..

This bill would require the Commissioner of Small Business Services to include in the next contract the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) executes with the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) requirements that EDC study and develop recommendations regarding the effects tourism has on the quality of life in DUMBO.

This bill would require that, by June 1, 2030, owners of tenant-occupied buildings provide cooling systems capable of maintaining 78 degrees Fahrenheit in rooms in which tenants sleep, upon the request of the tenant.

This bill would prohibit high-volume for-hire vehicle services (“for-hire vehicle services”) from deactivating high-volume for-hire vehicle drivers (“drivers”), unless due to just cause, a bona fide economic reason, or if required to by law.

This bill would require the inspecting entity of a periodic gas piping inspection be either a licensed master plumber or a licensed journeyman plumber working under the direct supervision of a licensed master plumber.

This bill would expand the number of licenses that are available to vend food and merchandise on the sidewalks of New York City.

This bill would require operators of certain warehouses and storage facilities from which goods are delivered to final consumers in the City to obtain a business license from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.

This bill would give certain not-for-profits or joint ventures between not-for-profits and other entities, as certified by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (“HPD”), a first opportunity to submit a statement of interest in purchasing and a first opportunity to purchase certain residential properties when offered for sale.

This bill would require housing developers of certain housing development projects that receive city financial assistance to pay their workers a minimum combined wage and essential benefits package of at least $40 per hour with no less than $25 of that package being wages.