Week of January 25, 2026

This bill requires the NYPD to publish detailed information about hate crime cases on its website, including the status of each case (whether charges were filed, dismissed, or resulted in conviction) and breakdown of arrests by the type of bias involved. Currently, the NYPD reports hate crime statistics, but this adds transparency requirements so New Yorkers can see how these cases move through the justice system.

This bill requires the Department of Homeless Services to publish yearly reports on where families with children are placed in shelters, specifically tracking whether they're kept in their original neighborhoods or nearby areas. The data will be broken down by borough and whether families have very young children (under 3), helping the city understand if homeless families are being separated from their communities.

This bill requires private companies that run pre-K programs under contract with NYC schools to pay their teachers and classroom staff the same wages and benefits as city Department of Education employees doing similar work, starting July 2027. It aims to ensure pay equity between contracted and public pre-K providers.

This bill creates a commission to review and recommend new salaries for NYC's elected officials—including the mayor, comptroller, public advocate, borough presidents, city council members, and district attorneys. The commission would meet every four years to study compensation levels, consider cost of living changes, and propose updates to the City Council, which would then vote on any changes.

This bill requires the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) to give parents and guardians a multilingual form at the start of a child protective investigation. The form explains their rights, available legal resources, and how to contact ACS's office of advocacy—ensuring families who don't speak English understand what's happening and what help is available.

This bill requires the Department of Homeless Services to assign a process navigator to every family with children entering a homeless intake center. Navigators would help families understand procedures, fill out applications, and find temporary shelter placement, with support available before and after appointments.

This bill allows the city to suspend or revoke licenses for street vendors operating stoop line stands (sidewalk food/merchandise operations) after they rack up 5 or more violations within a year. Suspended vendors lose their license for at least a year, and revoked vendors can't reapply for a year. It gives the city stronger enforcement tools against repeat violators.

This bill would ban street vendors from using commercial char broilers on or in mobile food carts. Violations would result in fines up to $1,600, and repeat offenders could have their equipment or entire cart seized by the city.

This bill requires the city to establish at least one intake center in each borough where families can apply for emergency shelter. Centers must be easily accessible near public transportation, with the city required to open one new center per year in underserved boroughs until all five boroughs have coverage.

This bill requires NYC's health department to track and publicly report how well city-run health facilities provide language services to patients after their visits—like translating discharge instructions or providing interpreters. The data would be broken down by patient demographics and facility, helping identify where language barriers exist and where services are falling short.