The New York City Council - File #: Int 0910-2026

• File #: Int 0910-2026
• Version: *
• Name: Outreach on security grille visibility requirements, and to repeal item 4 of section 1010.1.4.4 of the New York city building code and section 28-315.7.1 of the administrative code.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• Committee: Committee on Small Business
• On agenda: 5/14/2026
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, and to repeal item 4 of section 1010.1.4.4 of the New York city building code and section 28-315.7.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the retroactive application of such requirements
• Sponsors: Althea V. Stevens, Kayla Santosuosso , Elsie Encarnación, Susan Zhuang, Shanel Thomas-Henry , Alexa Avilés, Shaun Abreu, Frank Morano, Nantasha M. Williams, Rita C. Joseph, Farah N. Louis, Mercedes Narcisse, Phil Wong , Lincoln Restler, Gale A. Brewer, Tiffany L. Cabán, Kamillah Hanks, Shirley Aldebol, Sandra Ung, Amanda C. Farías, Harvey D. Epstein, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Sandy Nurse, Crystal Hudson, Chi A. Ossé, Chris Banks, Oswald J. Feliz, David M. Carr, Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola , Vickie Paladino
• Council Member Sponsors: 31
• Summary: This bill would repeal the requirement originally set out in Local Law 75 of 2009 that after July 1, 2026 all security grilles at businesses in Group B or M buildings must have 70 percent visibility or be subject to a fine. Security grilles would still need to meet the 70 percent visibility requirement upon replacement. This bill would further require the Department of Buildings to conduct outreach to businesses on security grille visibility requirements and to report to the Council after 6 months on outreach actions taken.
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Action By	Action	Result
5/15/2026	*	Althea V. Stevens	City Council	Re-referred to Committee by Council
5/14/2026	*	Althea V. Stevens	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
5/14/2026	*	Althea V. Stevens	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 910

By Council Members Stevens, Santosuosso, Encarnación, Zhuang, Thomas-Henry, Avilés, Abreu, Morano, Williams, Joseph, Louis, Narcisse, Wong, Restler, Brewer, Cabán, Hanks, Aldebol, Ung, Farías, Epstein, Brooks-Powers, Nurse, Hudson, Ossé, Banks, Feliz, Carr, Vernikov, Ariola and Paladino

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, and to repeal item 4 of section 1010.1.4.4 of the New York city building code and section 28-315.7.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the retroactive application of such requirements

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Item 4 of section 1010.1.4.4 of the New York city building code is REPEALED and item 5 of such section is redesignated item 4.

§ 2. Section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 126 for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows:

§ 28-103.22 Outreach on security grille visibility requirements. The commissioner shall, through or in cooperation with the department of small business services, the department of consumer and worker protection, and other [city] agencies deemed appropriate, develop an outreach program to manufacturers and installers of security grilles, business improvement districts, local development corporations, chambers of commerce and community boards to alert these groups and the businesses that utilize security grilles of the permit requirements and the requirements of this section, the penalties associated with violation thereof and the availability of any business loans, grants or tax subsidies related to the installation or use of such security grilles. In addition to any outreach conducted pursuant to such program prior to June 1, 2026, the commissioner shall, through or in cooperation with the department of small business services, the department of consumer and worker protection, and other agencies deemed appropriate, conduct such outreach between June 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026. No later than February 1, 2027, the commissioner shall submit a report to the speaker of the council and the mayor on the outreach conducted during such period.

§ 3. Item 5 of section 28-201.2.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 126 for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows:

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28-204.2 of this code, a violation of item 3 [or item 4] of section [1010.1.4] 1010.1.4.4 of the New York city building code except that no penalty for such violation shall be imposed if the respondent corrects the condition constituting the violation and files a certificate with the department that the condition has been corrected within 90 days from the date set forth in the notice of violation. It shall be an affirmative defense that the nonconforming security grille was installed prior to July 1, 2011.

§ 4. Section 28-315.7.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED.

§ 5. This local law takes effect immediately.  CMB

LS #21883/22477/22592/23842/22969/22970/22971/23083/23086/23796

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