Week of November 8, 2025

This law requires the NYPD to create a policy making encrypted police radio communications partially accessible to the public and credentialed journalists in real-time, while protecting sensitive information like confidential sources and investigative techniques. Critical incident reports must be broadcast on unencrypted channels immediately, and the department must adopt and publish this policy within 12 months.

This bill would require the NYPD to give the Civilian Complaint Review Board direct access to body-worn camera footage, similar to what Internal Affairs currently has. The CCRB could search, review, and use footage to investigate police misconduct complaints, with exceptions for footage protected by state law.

This law requires the FDNY to notify firefighters when their protective gear contains PFAS chemicals ("forever chemicals" that don't break down in the environment) and to phase out such gear by 2028 when state regulations take effect. PFAS exposure is linked to health risks including cancer and immune system damage, making this protection critical for firefighters who wear contaminated equipment regularly.

This bill requires the city to track and publicly report how long it takes voucher holders to find and move into housing after receiving a rental assistance voucher. The city would report average lease-up times annually, broken down by voucher type, to help identify delays and improve the program's effectiveness.

This bill would create a voluntary health screening program for FDNY firefighters to detect exposure to PFAS chemicals—toxic "forever chemicals" found in firefighting foam and other equipment. Active firefighters would get annual screenings and retired firefighters biennial screenings, including blood tests, cancer screenings, and organ function tests, with referrals to specialists as needed.

This bill creates a youth entrepreneurship program run by NYC's Small Business Services department to train 18-30 year-olds in business fundamentals and help them compete for city contracts. Participants get paid at least minimum wage during training, learn government contracting, and graduates receive two years of support accessing city procurement opportunities, with priority given to underrepresented communities.

This bill requires NYC to test drinking water in firehouses for PFAS chemicals every three months and install filtration systems if levels exceed 4 parts per trillion. Fireighters would have safer drinking water, and the city would report testing results publicly quarterly.

This bill would require the NYPD to have a domestic violence-trained officer available 24/7 in every precinct and police service area to respond to domestic violence and family offense calls. Currently, availability of specialized domestic violence officers varies by location and time of day, which can delay response to victims seeking help.

This bill would allow cats to live in retail food stores (like bodegas and grocery stores) and require the city to offer free vaccination and spay/neuter programs for store cats. Currently, city health rules effectively ban cats from food retail spaces; this changes that policy.