NYC Council Introduction 386

intro.nyc/0386-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Requiring the 311 customer service center to accept requests for service and complaints using video call functionality.
Status: Committee Committee on Technology
Sponsored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require that the 311 customer service center have the ability to conduct video calls. These calls would be required to use upon request standard real-time captioning services in English or the 10 designated citywide languages as defined by the Mayor’s Office: Spanish, Chinese (including Mandarin, Cantonese, and Taiwanese), Russian, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean, Arabic, Urdu, French, and Polish. The 311 customer service center would also be required to ensure that at all times at least three call takers fluent in American Sign Language are available.