NYC Council Introduction 1181

intro.nyc/1181-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Informing warming center visitors about social services.
Status: Committee Committee on General Welfare
Sponsored by Carl Wilson
Introduced: November 12, 2026

This bill would require that the Department of Social Services (DSS) (1) upon request of warming center staff, send DSS employees, or coordinate with other agencies to send employees, to the warming center to inform warming center visitors about available social services and assist them with applying for such services, (2) provide information to warming center staff about when and how to request the presence or assistance of such employees at least once a year and include such information in any training provided to warming center staff, and (3) publish annual reports about warming center requests for such employees.