NYC Council Introduction 99

intro.nyc/0099-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the placement of families with children into shelters.
Status: Committee Committee on General Welfare
Sponsored by Gale A. Brewer
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the Department of Homeless Services to produce an annual report on the number and percentage of families with children in the shelter system who are placed in the same zip code as their last address prior to their placement into a shelter and the number and percentage who were placed in an adjoining zip code.