NYC Council Introduction 56

intro.nyc/0056-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring an annual report on the state of waterfront infrastructure.
Status: Committee Committee on Small Business
Sponsored by Alexa Avilés
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the department of small business services, or another office or agency designated by the mayor, to conduct an annual inventory of the City’s waterfront infrastructure and report on the state of such infrastructure. The report would include information on the structural integrity of existing waterfront infrastructure, the suitability of City land for the development of new waterfront infrastructure, the feasibility of implementing urban agriculture or aquaculture alongside the City’s waterfront infrastructure, and the state of the City’s facilities supporting recreational access to its waterfront infrastructure.