Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management meeting
February 11, 2026, 1:15 PM
VOTE*
The Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management held a hearing and voted to advance Int 0018-2026, which would establish a pilot program using power washing machines to clean sidewalk surfaces in commercial corridors.
What was discussed
- Chair frames the sidewalk power-washing pilot ahead of the vote Chairperson Justin E. Sanchez opened the vote and explained that Int 0018-2026-A, sponsored by Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, would require DSNY to launch a pilot by April 1, 2027 using power-washing machines to clean and deodorize sidewalks in commercial corridors, with a pilot site in each borough
- Committee vote on Int 0018-2026-A Committee Clerk William Martin called the roll and the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management adopted Int 0018-2026-A by a vote of 8 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative, with no abstentions. Chair Sanchez then closed the committee.
Agenda
1 item
- Int 0018-2026 A Local Law in relation to a pilot program for power washing machines to clean sidewalk surfaces in commercial corridors Approved by Committee