NYC Council Introduction 847

intro.nyc/0847-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Providing outreach and education on consumer protection issues that affect tourists.
Sponsored by Sandra Ung
Introduced: April 16, 2026

This bill would require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to establish and implement an outreach and education program to create awareness of common scams targeting and impacting tourists. The program would require DCWP to develop educational materials that include: identification of and safety tips for avoiding common scams; contact information for reporting scams in real time; information related to hotel service disruptions; identification of and rate information for pedicab drivers; identification of sightseeing guides, sightseeing buses, or horse drawn cabs; and instructions for filing a consumer complaint with the department. Educational materials would be required to be posted on DCWP’s website in multiple languages and updated annually. The bill would also make purely technical changes to the headings of four sections of the Administrative Code that established related outreach and education programs administered by DCWP.

Approved by Committee May 13, 2026

Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection Votes 8:0:0
Harvey D. Epstein (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Absent)

Approved by Council May 14, 2026

Votes 48:0:0
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Shirley Aldebol (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Affirmative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany L. Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Affirmative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Elsie Encarnación (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)
Ty Hankerson (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Absent)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Virginia Maloney (Affirmative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Absent)
Frank Morano (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Justin E. Sanchez (Affirmative)
Kayla Santosuosso (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Shanel Thomas-Henry (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Absent)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Carl Wilson (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Phil Wong (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)