Week of January 24, 2026

This bill requires private pre-K providers contracted by the city to pay their teachers and classroom staff the same wages as Department of Education employees in similar roles, plus equivalent benefits. It applies to new or renewed contracts starting 180 days after passage, using July 2025 as the wage benchmark.

This bill requires the NYPD to publicly report detailed information about hate crime cases, including charges filed, dismissals, bail status, and conviction outcomes. It adds case-status tracking to existing hate crime statistics the department already publishes online, giving New Yorkers visibility into how hate crimes move through the justice system.

This bill requires the Department of Homeless Services to publish annual reports showing where families with children are placed in shelters—specifically whether they stay in their original neighborhood or get placed far away. The city must break down the data by borough and by age of children, helping track whether the homeless services system keeps families close to their communities.

This bill creates a commission every four years to review and recommend salary changes for NYC's elected officials, including the Mayor, City Council members, comptroller, public advocate, borough presidents, and district attorneys. The commission would submit recommendations to the Mayor and City Council within 60 days, streamlining a process that currently happens less frequently.

This bill requires the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) to give parents and guardians a multilingual disclosure form at the start of a child protective investigation. The form must explain their rights, available legal resources, and how to contact ACS's advocacy office—helping non-English speakers navigate a critical and often confusing process.

This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services to assign a 'process navigator' to every family with children entering a shelter intake center. The navigator would help families understand procedures, complete applications, and get answers to questions—addressing a gap where families often struggle to navigate the complex shelter system without guidance.

This bill would allow the city to suspend or revoke licenses for street vendors operating illegal stoop line stands (sidewalk vending operations) after they rack up 5 or more violations in a 12-month period. Suspensions would last at least one year, and revoked vendors couldn't reapply for a year, giving the city stronger enforcement tools against repeat offenders.

This bill would ban food cart vendors from using commercial char broilers (grills that cook meat over high heat). Violations would result in fines up to $1,600, and repeat offenders could have their grills or entire carts seized by the city.

This bill requires the city to establish at least one family intake center in each of New York's five boroughs within two years, with additional centers opening in underserved areas. These centers would process shelter applications for families with children and must be located near public transportation.

This bill requires the Department of Health to track and publicly report how well city-run health care facilities provide language services—like interpreters and translated forms—for patients after their visits. The data would be broken down by patient demographics to identify gaps in service for non-English speakers and people with low literacy.