Legislation Details

File #: Int 1150-2026    Version: * Name: Establishing a citywide youth employment program for snow removal.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
On agenda: 10/22/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a citywide youth employment program for snow removal
Sponsors: Chi A. Ossé, Ty Hankerson, Justin E. Sanchez
Council Member Sponsors: 3
Summary: This bill would permit the Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to, in the case of snowfall, employ and hire temporarily as many minors 16 or 17 years of age to be deployed as Emergency Snow Shovelers, as needed.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1150, 2. Int. No. 1150, 3. Memorandum in Support

Int. No. 1150

 

By Council Members Ossé, Hankerson and J. Sanchez

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a citywide youth employment program for snow removal

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 16-126 of chapter 1 of title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York, is amended by adding a new subdivision e to read as follows:

e. In case of a snowfall, the commissioner may employ and hire temporarily as many minors 16 or 17 years of age as shall be rendered necessary by such snowfall for the removal of ice and snow from public spaces under jurisdiction of the commissioner, subject to the requirements of title 4 of article 65 of the education law, article 4 of chapter 31 of the labor law, the fair labor standards act, and part 570 of title 29 of the code of federal regulations.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

MBB

LS # 20652, 21708, 22037

05/05/2026