NYC Council Introduction 100

intro.nyc/0100-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Exempting or partially exempting seniors and certain persons with disabilities from penalties for failing to remove snow or ice from sidewalks, crosswalks, curbs and other locations.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Sponsored by Justin L. Brannan
Introduced: March 24, 2022

The bill would require the Department of Sanitation to establish a program to assist seniors and persons with disabilities with snow removal from sidewalks abutting buildings such individuals own, lease or occupy. It would also reduce the fines by at least 50 percent for seniors and persons with disabilities who fail to remove snow from these sidewalks.

Sponsors: 8