City Council meeting
February 24, 2026, 1:30 PM
The Council passed six bills at its February 24 Stated Meeting, including Int 0448-2026 restructuring the city's youth board, Int 0291-2026 requiring annual health department reporting on suicide deaths and youth suicide-related behavior, and Int 0002-2026 adding Council oversight of emergency procurements. The Council also gave final approval to about 20 land use items including the Seaside Park and Community Arts Center project in Coney Island, Brooklyn historic district designations for Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West, and an HPD affordable housing portfolio, and passed Res 0210-2026 condemning the fatal shootings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal immigration authorities.
What was discussed
- Opening, roll call, and Land Use Call-Ups Majority Leader Shaun Abreu gaveled in the February 24, 2026 Stated Meeting; the Council held the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call, Council Member Christopher Marte moved to adopt prior minutes, and the Council took a roll call adopting the day's Land Use Call-Ups.
- Speaker Menin's report: snowstorm response, combating hate, and the day's agenda Speaker Julie Menin thanked sanitation and city workers for responding to the blizzard, recapped a roundtable with Muslim community leaders and the Committee to Combat Hate's upcoming hearing on buffer zones around houses of worship and schools (updated with NYPD input), noted a new childcare center
- Hanif on the Prospect Farm Acquisition Council Member Shahana Hanif spoke in favor of the Prospect Farm Acquisition in Windsor Terrace, which transfers a community-built farm into permanent Parks Department ownership, and cited a joint DOT-Parks letter committing to interagency coordination given the adjacent Seeley Street Bridge
- Banks on the Constellation affordable homeownership project Council Member Chris Banks spoke in favor of the Constellation project, which he said would create 96 affordable homeownership units on city-owned land with Habitat for Humanity and HPD in his district, emphasizing ownership and generational wealth; he noted he allocated $100,000 to support it.
- Louis on Intro. 291-A, annual reporting on suicide deaths Council Member Farah Louis presented Intro. 291-A, which she said would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to publish an annual report on suicides disaggregated by age, race, ethnicity, gender, method, and geography, plus data on youth suicide-related behavior, to target prevention
- Stevens on Intro. 448-B, restructuring the Youth Board Council Member Althea Stevens presented Intro. 448-B, which she said would modernize the Youth Board by setting term limits, reducing its size, ensuring borough and youth-serving representation, and adding formal recommendations and public reporting to DYCD.
- Gutiérrez on Intro. 203-A, reporting on payments to early-childhood providers Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez presented Intro. 203-A, which she said would require the Department of Education to report quarterly on invoices from and payments to early childhood care and education providers, including late or unmade payments, to bring transparency to a system that has left
- Joseph on Intro. 257-A, special activation days for Open Streets Council Member Rita Joseph presented Intro. 257-A, which she said would let Open Street partners request special activation days beyond regular hours around holidays and high-pedestrian periods, giving communities flexibility to activate their streets.
- General Orders vote: land use items and legislation The Council took a roll call adopting the coupled General Orders calendar, including roughly 20 land use items, Intros. 2-B, 68-A, 203-A, 257-A, 291-A, and 448-B, and Res. 210 condemning the fatal shootings of Renée Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal immigration authorities. Most items
- Thomas-Henry's Black History Month tribute to Helen M. Marshall Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry honored the late Helen M. Marshall, the first Black woman to represent her Queens district and first Black Queens Borough President, crediting her with helping build institutions including Elmcor, the Langston Hughes Library and Cultural Center, and the Louis
- Riley introduces a pharmacy resiliency package Council Member Kevin Riley introduced Intro. 715, directing the Health Department to conduct a citywide pharmacy census, publish a pharmacy map, and study a city drug stockpile, and Resolution 327 (the Health Stockpile Act) backing state legislation for a strategic reserve of essential drugs and
- Brooks-Powers introduces Intro. 691 on commercial-vehicle enforcement training Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers introduced Intro. 691, which she said would require the NYPD, in consultation with DOT, to provide formal training on commercial-vehicle parking enforcement and truck-routing rules so illegal truck parking and off-route travel can be enforced consistently.
- Banks introduces bills on tax-lien notice and street-closure traffic flow Council Member Chris Banks introduced Intro. 689, which he said would strengthen due-process notice before tax-lien sales through multiple verified channels and notify the council member if no receipt is confirmed, citing a constituent who lost a home over an unpaid water bill, and Intro. 688
- Morano criticizes opening schools after the snowstorm Council Member Frank Morano thanked sanitation workers after 30 inches of snow in his Staten Island district but called the decision to hold in-person school a poor one, citing power outages, unshoveled bus stops, no-show yellow buses, and reported attendance as low as 15-20%, and urged more local
- De La Rosa recognizes departing chief of staff Kiana Diaz Council Member Carmen De La Rosa recognized her chief of staff Kiana Diaz, who is leaving to become District Manager for Manhattan Community Board 12 after more than a decade in public service.
- Brewer introduces Intro. 690 to expand the POST Act Council Member Gale Brewer introduced Intro. 690, which she said would extend the Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology (POST) Act's oversight of law-enforcement technology beyond the NYPD to other agencies relevant to investigations, calling it a controversial bill.
Agenda
119 items
- LU 0017-2026 Application number C 250332 ZMK (1417 Avenue U Rezoning) submitted by 1417 Avenue U Holding LLC, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section Nos. 28c and 29a, eliminating from within an R5 District a C1-3 District, changing from an R5 Approved, by Council
- LU 0018-2026 Application number N 250333 ZRK (1417 Avenue U Rezoning) submitted by 1417 Avenue U Holding LLC, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying APPENDIX F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary Approved, by Council
- LU 0019-2026 Application number M 250334A LDK (1417 Avenue U Rezoning) submitted by 1417 Avenue U Holding LLC, for the cancellation of Restrictive Declaration D-48 pursuant to Section 5 of said Restrictive Declaration, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 15, Council District 48. Approved, by Council
- LU 0022-2026 Application number C 250268 ZMQ (63-12 Broadway Rezoning) submitted by Broadway Realty LLC, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 9d, eliminating from within an R5 District a C2-2 District, changing from an R5 District to an Approved, by Council
- LU 0023-2026 Application number N 250269 ZRQ (63-12 Broadway Rezoning) submitted by Broadway Realty LLC, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying APPENDIX F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Approved, by Council
- LU 0001-2026 Application number C 250304 PQK (Prospect Farm Acquisition) submitted by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for the acquisition of property located at 1194 Prospect Avenue (Block 5267 Approved, by Council
- LU 0002-2026 Application number C 250312 HAK (Constellation CB5) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and an Urban Development Action Area Approved, by Council
- LU 0003-2026 Application number C 250313 HAK (Constellation CB3) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and an Urban Development Action Area Approved, by Council
- LU 0004-2026 Application number C 250314 HAK (Constellation CB16) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and an Urban Development Action Area Approved, by Council
- LU 0005-2026 Application number C 250315 HAK (Constellation CB17) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and an Urban Development Action Area Approved, by Council
- LU 0006-2026 Application number G 250093 XAK (Constellation Open Door) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article XI of the Private Housing Finance Law, requesting approval of an exemption from real property taxation for properties located at 881-885 Approved, by Council
- LU 0007-2026 Application number C 260026 ZSK (Seaside Park & Community Arts Center Special Permit) submitted by the NYC Economic Development Corporation and Seaside Park LLC, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the grant of a special permit pursuant to Section 74-182(d) of the Approved, by Council
- LU 0008-2026 Application number C 260027 PPK (Seaside Park & Community Arts Center Special Permit) submitted by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for the disposition of one Approved, by Council
- LU 0009-2026 Application number N 260028 ZRK (Seaside Park & Community Arts Center Special Permit) submitted by the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Approved, by Council
- LU 0035-2026 Application number C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue – Hill Top Apartments) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and an Urban Referred to Comm by Council
- LU 0036-2026 Application number C 260063 PCY (DEP Newtown Creek CSO Tunnel) submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for a site selection and acquisition of property for a new combined Referred to Comm by Council
- LU 0037-2026 Application number C 260064 PSY (DEP Newtown Creek CSO Tunnel) submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for a site selection of properties located in Brooklyn (1 Kingsland Referred to Comm by Council
- LU 0038-2026 Application number C 240271 ZMK (20 Berry Street) submitted by Mihata Corp., pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section Nos. 12c and 13a, changing from an M1-1 District to an M1-2 District, Borough of Brooklyn, Community District 1 Referred to Comm by Council
- LU 0039-2026 Application number N 240272 ZRK (20 Berry Street) submitted by Mihata Corp., pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, adding an Industrial Business Incentive Area to Article VII, Chapter 4 (Special Permits by the City Referred to Comm by Council
- LU 0040-2026 Application number C 240273 ZSK (20 Berry Street) submitted by Mihata Corp., pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter for the grant of a special permit pursuant to Section 74-94 of the Zoning Resolution to allow an increase in the maximum permitted floor area in accordance Referred to Comm by Council