A bill extending protections for small businesses with accessory signs became law this week when the Mayor didn't sign it. The law waives penalties and fees for existing signs through 2028, provides free technical assistance to business owners, and requires the city to teach small businesses about proper sign installation rules.

The Mayor let this bill become law this week without signing it. The law requires the city to pay homeless services and criminal justice nonprofits at least 25% of their annual contract budget each quarter starting July 2027, instead of waiting until projects are completed. This helps nonprofits with cash flow while delivering services to vulnerable New Yorkers.

The mayor let this small business bill become law this week without signing it. The law requires NYC to provide small businesses with detailed resources to prepare for loans, including guidance on local community development financial institutions (CDFIs), typical fees and interest rates, and help with business plans and financial documents.

The Coney Island Business Improvement District officially became law this week after the Mayor did not sign it (automatic passage). The law establishes a BID in Coney Island, Brooklyn—a special district where property owners pay extra fees to fund local improvements like street cleaning, security, and business promotion.

The Mayor let this bill become law this week without signing it. The law protects app-based delivery workers (like those for food delivery services) from being wrongfully deactivated or kicked off platforms. Companies must now have good cause to deactivate workers and face penalties of $500-$1,000 per violation, with deactivated workers eligible for reinstatement and lost earnings compensation.

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.

The NYC Council unanimously approved a bill this week that increases criminal penalties for contractors and subcontractors who lie on city bids—fines jump from $100-$1,000 to $1,000-$25,000, and jail time can reach 6 months. The law also requires contractors to disclose detailed information about subcontractors, including their owners, addresses, alternate business names, and whether they're minority-owned or women-owned businesses.

The City Council approved a bill this week requiring the city to create a searchable online portal showing details about government contracts. The portal will display information about upcoming procurements, bids, awarded contracts, and spending—helping New Yorkers and businesses see where city money goes and how contracts are awarded.

This bill requires NYC to create standard contract and invoice templates for all city agencies to use when hiring contractors. The goal is to make the contracting process simpler and more consistent across city government, reducing confusion for small businesses and vendors dealing with multiple agencies.

This bill reforms how NYC decides where industrial manufacturing zones can be located by requiring stronger oversight, transparency, and stricter voting rules. It adds City Council and Public Advocate representatives to the commission, bans members with real estate conflicts of interest, requires online meeting access, and makes it harder to change existing industrial zones (now needing a two-thirds vote instead of a simple majority).

This bill would create a new Office of Restaurant Recovery to help NYC restaurants rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic losses. The office would coordinate recovery efforts, access to aid programs, and support services for restaurants struggling with pandemic-related financial damage.

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.

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 would create a registry recognizing NYC employers that offer family benefits—like fertility treatment coverage and sick leave—that go above legal requirements. The registry would be publicly listed on the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection website to highlight companies with strong family support policies.

This bill requires businesses to label all shopping carts with their name and contact info, and install anti-theft devices or physical barriers to keep carts on premises. The city can remove abandoned carts and fine businesses $100 per unlabeled or unsecured cart, plus $100 if they don't retrieve removed carts within 48 hours.

This bill expands delivery worker regulations to cover all types of commercial delivery devices—not just bicycles—including e-bikes, scooters, motorcycles, and other motorized vehicles. Delivery businesses must register with the city, provide operator identification cards, and comply with safety standards for batteries and equipment.

The Mayor allowed this bill to become law this week without a signature. The law extends protections for small business owners with accessory signs and awnings by waiving violations and fees through 2028, and requires the Department of Buildings and Department of Small Business Services to provide education and outreach to help business owners and sign makers understand installation rules.

The Mayor returned this bill unsigned this week, which means it automatically became law. The law requires the city's small business resources center to provide expanded guidance on loans and grants, including a directory of local community development financial institutions (CDFIs), information about fees and interest rates, and new 'loan readiness' resources to help small businesses prepare applications and understand the lending process.

The Mayor returned this bill unsigned, allowing it to become law this week. The bill establishes the Coney Island Business Improvement District in Brooklyn, a special zone where property owners can fund improvements like street cleaning, security, and marketing to boost the neighborhood's commercial vitality.

The Mayor allowed a bill protecting app-based delivery workers to become law this week without signing it. The law expands protections against wrongful deactivation by delivery apps, requiring companies to provide written notice and an opportunity to respond before permanently removing workers from their platforms, and increasing penalties on companies that violate these rules.

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.

The City Council approved a bill this week that increases criminal penalties for contractors who submit false information when bidding for city contracts. The law also requires contractors to disclose detailed information about their subcontractors—including owners, addresses, and whether they're minority or women-owned businesses—and creates criminal penalties for lying about subcontractor qualifications. The bill is now awaiting the Mayor's signature.

The City Council approved a bill this week that requires the city to create an online searchable database showing details about government contracts. The system will display information about upcoming procurements, published bids, awarded contracts, and spending—helping New Yorkers and businesses see how the city spends money and what opportunities are available to bid on.

This bill requires the city to create standard contract and invoice templates for all agencies to use when working with contractors. The goal is to simplify the contracting process, reduce confusion, and make it easier for vendors to do business with the city by having consistent requirements across all departments.

This bill reforms how NYC's Industrial Business Zone Boundary Commission operates by adding transparency requirements, conflict-of-interest rules, and stricter voting thresholds. It requires online posting of meetings and financial disclosures, bans lobbyists and people with real estate development interests from serving, and makes it harder to change existing industrial zones (requiring two-thirds votes instead of simple majorities). The goal is to better protect manufacturing jobs and industrial land from being converted to residential or commercial use.

This bill would create a temporary Office of Restaurant Recovery to help NYC restaurants rebuild after COVID-19 shutdowns and losses. The office would expire automatically, ending the program once recovery efforts are complete.