Christopher Marte

Jan 2022 - Dec 2029
District 1 (Manhattan)

Comittees

Caucus - Animal Welfare Caucus
Caucus - Black, Latino and Asian Caucus (co-chair)
Caucus - Irish Caucus
Caucus - Progressive Caucus
Committee on Finance
Committee on Health
Committee on Parks and Recreation
Committee on Public Housing
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions (chair)




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Legislation (2026-2029 Session)

Council member Christopher Marte has introduced 22 bills in the current legislative session.

18 bills are in Committee , 4 bills are Laid Over in Committee

intro.nyc/0298-2026 Establishing a film, television, and theater accessibility fund to promote the employment of persons with disabilities.
with 14 sponsors
intro.nyc/0299-2026 Requiring a report on outreach by the department of education and the department of health and mental hygiene to individuals who were students, teachers and staff at schools near the World Trade Center during the 2001-2002.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0300-2026 Prohibiting the installation of artificial grass in city parks.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0301-2026 Requiring a report on outreach by the police department and fire department to police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees potentially exposed to environmental hazards.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0302-2026 Prohibiting restrictions that bar the display of religious items on entry doors and doorframes.
with 11 sponsors
intro.nyc/0303-2026 Maximum working hours for home care employees.
with 14 sponsors
intro.nyc/0304-2026 Department of buildings procedures regarding gaining access for inspections in response to a complaint.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0305-2026 Prohibiting no-pet clauses from leases for unsubsidized units in multiple dwellings.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0306-2026 Information on affordable housing units.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0307-2026 Establishing a universal application and recertification system for the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and disability rent increase exemption program.
with 17 sponsors
intro.nyc/0308-2026 Requiring the department of city planning to conduct a study on hostile architecture.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0309-2026 Discounted bike share rate for seniors.
with 13 sponsors
intro.nyc/0310-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to install bilingual street name signs.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0823-2026 Requiring agencies that issue vacate orders to provide documentation of vacate orders to affected occupants upon request.
with 4 sponsors
intro.nyc/0824-2026 Establishment and development of school gardens.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0825-2026 Department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards.
with 5 sponsors
intro.nyc/0826-2026 Anti-discrimination training on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression for senior service providers.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0827-2026 Requiring that notices of violation issued by the department of sanitation be accompanied by a photograph of the alleged violation.
with 6 sponsors
intro.nyc/0877-2026 Prohibiting businesses from setting a minimum purchase requirement greater than $10 for credit card transactions.
with 8 sponsors
intro.nyc/0878-2026 Department of SBS to conduct a study on the economic impact of film and television production on local businesses and develop a plan to mitigate lost revenue attributable to filming.
with 3 sponsors
intro.nyc/0943-2026 Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs.
with 29 sponsors
intro.nyc/0944-2026 Discounted bike share rate for CUNY students.
with 11 sponsors

Sponsored Legislation

Council member Christopher Marte has sponsored 110 bills originally introduced by other Council members in the current legislative session.

intro.nyc/0001-2026 Enacted A plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to places of religious worship.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0011-2026 Increasing civil penalties for idling infractions.
Introduced by Julie Menin
intro.nyc/0013-2026 Enacted Installation of illuminated and solar-powered traffic devices at crosswalks.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0029-2026 Requiring the department of buildings to create and maintain an assistance and outreach program for compliance with façade inspection requirements
Introduced by Shaun Abreu
intro.nyc/0041-2026 Voluntary PFAS screenings for firefighters.
Introduced by Joann Ariola
intro.nyc/0048-2026 Translating the citizen’s air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0055-2026 Enacted Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.
Introduced by Alexa Avilés
intro.nyc/0061-2026 Creating a business directory for New York city housing authority tenant-owned businesses and establishing a marketing campaign to highlight the New York city housing authority tenant-owned business directory.
Introduced by Chris Banks
intro.nyc/0062-2026 Department of citywide administrative services conducting a study to assess the feasibility of a reimbursement program for civil service applicants who did not receive an employment offer before their eligible list expired.
Introduced by Chris Banks
intro.nyc/0074-2026 Amending the nuisance abatement law regarding the sale or delivery of cannabis.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0083-2026 Sale and use of gasoline-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0093-2026 Enacted The bicycle parking station program.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0097-2026 Reducing noise caused by sightseeing helicopters that meet federal noise reduction standards.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0098-2026 Procedure for determining that a dwelling unit is habitable for the purposes of the CityFHEPS program.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0099-2026 Requiring the department of homeless services to report on the placement of families with children into shelters.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0100-2026 Requiring reporting of lease-up times for housing vouchers.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0101-2026 CityFHEPS application response times.
Introduced by Gale A. Brewer
intro.nyc/0114-2026 Information required in job listings.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0134-2026 Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0141-2026 Requiring district attorneys to report on retained and seized property.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0144-2026 Term of special vehicle identification parking permits.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0156-2026 Permitting street vendors to vend within two feet from the curb.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0159-2026 Capping renewable energy credits to 10% of a building’s electricity emissions in excess of its limit.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0163-2026 A study and report on the feasibility of providing ferry service to Inwood.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0175-2026 Vetoed A plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities.
Introduced by Eric Dinowitz
intro.nyc/0178-2026 Establishing an office of conversion assistance.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0196-2026 Modifying the sodium warning at chain restaurants.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0197-2026 Definitions of identifying information and private information.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0210-2026 Restricting employers from using E-Verify or any other employment eligibility verification system to check the employment authorization status of an employee or an applicant who has not been offered employment.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0213-2026 Prohibiting places or providers of public accommodation from using biometric recognition technology and protecting any biometric identifier information collected.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0220-2026 Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0222-2026 Establishing an office of the waterfront.
Introduced by Kamillah Hanks
intro.nyc/0244-2026 Prohibiting the sale and rental of class three bicycles with electric assist.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0249-2026 Requiring landlords to provide tenants with documentation of damages when deducting money from a tenant’s security deposit.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0253-2026 Complaints of housing violations.
Introduced by Crystal Hudson
intro.nyc/0261-2026 Prohibiting the city of New York from contracting with entities engaged in immigration enforcement.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0268-2026 Source of income discrimination by property owners as a form of harassment for the purposes of a certification of no harassment.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0271-2026 Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to increase tenant relocation services in the event of a vacate order.
Introduced by Shekar Krishnan
intro.nyc/0279-2026 Exempting ambulettes from certain bus lane restrictions and allowing them to double park to assist passengers.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0280-2026 Requiring home-delivered meals be delivered each day of the calendar year.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0281-2026 Compensation for contracted pre-kindergarten education services providers.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0290-2026 Requiring shelters to provide free internet access to residents.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0291-2026 Enacted Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to report deaths by suicide that occur in the city and suicide-related behavior among youth.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0294-2026 Discounted bike share rate for public school students aged 16 or older.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0311-2026 Requiring the police department’s property clerk to look for a claimant’s identification in seized property upon request.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0312-2026 Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0313-2026 Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.
Introduced by Darlene Mealy
intro.nyc/0317-2026 Establishing a registry to recognize organizations that offer family benefits that exceed requirements.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0320-2026 Codifying the official flag of the borough of Staten Island.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0322-2026 Giving council members the power to make appointments to community boards.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0323-2026 Providing paid leave for city employees who serve as bone marrow or living organ donors and establishing a city bone marrow and living organ donor honor roll.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0344-2026 Testing drinking water for the presence of microplastics.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0347-2026 A study on the feasibility of establishing a social housing agency and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0352-2026 Requiring the department of sanitation to develop a plan for ensuring proper disposal of rechargeable batteries used for powered mobility devices.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0357-2026 Requiring the department of transportation to install e-bicycle battery stations.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0359-2026 Utilizing city-owned lots for energy storage systems.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0365-2026 Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to schedule subsequent inspections of dwelling units.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0369-2026 Establishing organic waste composting facilities in each borough.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0402-2026 Prohibiting the issuance of private vehicle parking permits and revoking such existing permit.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0403-2026 Creating a department of community safety
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0410-2026 Requiring certain retail stores to accept flexible benefit cards.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0419-2026 Qualifications of individuals to perform periodic inspection, test and maintenance fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0435-2026 Prohibiting developers receiving city financial assistance from restricting pet ownership in dwelling units offered for rent in housing development projects.
Introduced by Lynn C. Schulman
intro.nyc/0442-2026 Requiring the city chief procurement officer to conduct evaluations of non-profit programming.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0447-2026 Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0452-2026 Establishing wage requirements for city-contracted human services workers.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0460-2026 Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0502-2026 Enacted Establishing a commission to review the salaries of elected officials in New York City and make recommendations regarding those salaries.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0511-2026 Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0518-2026 Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.
Introduced by Tiffany L. Cabán
intro.nyc/0531-2026 Prohibiting the sale of glue traps
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0532-2026 Establishing a pilot program to install drinking fountains on fire hydrants and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0547-2026 Amending the icon for added sugar warning labels and the amount for civil penalties.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0548-2026 Creation of a boilerplate annual checklist for parking garage inspections prior to initial annual condition inspections.
Introduced by Oswald J. Feliz
intro.nyc/0580-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Establishing an office of child care and early childhood education to oversee the planning and implementation of child care for any child who resides in the city at no cost to a parent, stepparent, guardian, or relative of such child.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0589-2026 Prohibiting the department of social services or any other city agency from imposing length of shelter stay restrictions in a shelter of any type.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0591-2026 Establishing an office of translation and interpretation within the office of immigrant affairs.
Introduced by Shahana K. Hanif
intro.nyc/0613-2026 Installation of protected bicycle lanes.
Introduced by Rita C. Joseph
intro.nyc/0622-2026 Eligibility for and access to special vehicle identification parking permits.
Introduced by Linda Lee
intro.nyc/0630-2026 Establishing a coordinator for borough-based jail construction.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0632-2026 Prohibiting non-essential helicopters from operating at heliports owned or operated by the city.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0650-2026 Disposition of real property of the city.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0654-2026 Hazardous obstruction by vehicles and civilian complaints to the department of transportation for hazardous obstruction violations.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0656-2026 Setting maximum amounts for certain member usage fees charged by a bike share operator.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0657-2026 Third party transfer program, and to repeal sections 11-425, 11-426, and 11-427 of such code, relating to agreements for payment of delinquent taxes and charges in installments.
Introduced by Pierina Ana Sanchez
intro.nyc/0664-2026 Compensation of the mayor, public advocate, members of the city council, borough presidents, comptroller and district attorneys.
Introduced by Nantasha M. Williams
intro.nyc/0692-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof.
Introduced by Carmen N. De La Rosa
intro.nyc/0740-2026 Enacted A study on increasing the amount of green space in various community districts.
Introduced by Ty Hankerson
intro.nyc/0753-2026 Location of adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis
intro.nyc/0757-2026 Establishment of the minimum wage.
Introduced by Sandy Nurse
intro.nyc/0774-2026 Sales of cooperative apartments.
Introduced by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
intro.nyc/0789-2026 Court supervised release program court notification requirements.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0793-2026 Reporting on and assisting employers with the New York state secure choice savings program.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0796-2026 Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0831-2026 Providing leave for bone marrow and living organ donation and establishing a city bone marrow and living organ donor honor roll.
Introduced by Frank Morano
intro.nyc/0835-2026 Establishment and maintenance of a school bus performance dashboard.
Introduced by Lincoln Restler
intro.nyc/0842-2026 Requiring quarterly reporting on lawful source of income discrimination in housing accommodations.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0843-2026 Establishing a program to provide public notification of school emergencies.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0861-2026 Education and outreach campaign regarding the housing choice voucher homeownership program.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0862-2026 Establishing a homebuyer financial assistance program and mandating a minimum number of homebuyers to be assisted annually.
Introduced by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
intro.nyc/0882-2026 Establishing a payment fund for freelance workers.
Introduced by Chi A. Ossé
intro.nyc/0910-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature Repeal section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, penalties for non-conforming security grilles and the retroactive application of security grille requirements.
Introduced by Althea V. Stevens
intro.nyc/0912-2026 Prohibiting the sale of birds in pet shops.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0919-2026 Establishing an office of artificial intelligence oversight.
Introduced by Julie Won
intro.nyc/0926-2026 Monthly reporting on unauthorized occupancies of and reclamation efforts concerning New York city housing authority dwelling units.
Introduced by Chris Banks
intro.nyc/0929-2026 Mayor's Desk for Signature A transparency report regarding New York city police department security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities.
Introduced by Elsie Encarnación
intro.nyc/0931-2026 A mobile drinking fountain program.
Introduced by Harvey D. Epstein
intro.nyc/0947-2026 The operation of tobacco bars.
Introduced by Kevin C. Riley
intro.nyc/0970-2026 Enhanced street cleaning and litter basket services in nightlife districts.
Introduced by Jennifer Gutiérrez
intro.nyc/0978-2026 Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities.
Introduced by Farah N. Louis