NYC Council Introduction 570

intro.nyc/0570-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Vetoed
Creating a land bank.
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Introduced: March 7, 2024

Subject to the approval of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, this bill would establish a land bank for New York City, which would have a board comprised of the mayor or their designee; the commissioner of finance or their designee; the commissioner of housing preservation and development or their designee; three persons appointed by the speaker of the council; and one person appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. The land bank would be empowered under state and local law to purchase tax liens from the city and to enforce such tax liens in accordance with policies and procedures intended to promote the goals of collecting outstanding revenues of the city; preserving ownership and equity interests in homes; preventing the displacement of residents from their dwellings; promoting proper and effective management of multiple dwelling residents; and preventing recidivism among properties with tax liens.

Approved by Committee December 18, 2025

Committee on Finance Votes 14:0:1
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Medical)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)

Approved by Council December 18, 2025

Votes 41:0:7
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Affirmative)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Absent)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Amanda C. Farías (Affirmative)
Simcha Felder (Affirmative)
Oswald J. Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Absent)
Robert F. Holden (Negative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Negative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Frank Morano (Negative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Absent)