NYC Council Introduction 868

intro.nyc/0868-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Civil penalties for failure to remove snow or ice.
Status: Committee Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Sponsored by Simcha Felder
Introduced: April 30, 2026

This bill would prohibit the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) from imposing civil penalties on property owners for failure to remove snow or ice from abutting sidewalks until DSNY has completed the removal of snow or ice from streets under its jurisdiction and the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation have certified to the DSNY Commissioner that such agencies have completed snow and ice removals at infrastructure under their respective jurisdictions.