NYC Council Introduction 188

intro.nyc/0188-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Requiring the department of parks and recreation to resolve risks posed by trees on public property.
Status: Committee Committee on Parks and Recreation
Sponsored by James F. Gennaro
Introduced: February 28, 2024

This bill would expand the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) already-existing NYC Tree Risk Management Program. This bill would require that DPR: (i) reduce the backlog of low- and moderate-risk tree work orders; (ii) increase routine inspections of individual trees; (iii) implement a reporting requirement for DPR’s work on previously-completed inspections of low- and moderate-risk trees; and (iv) set standards for response times to all trees inspected in the future.