Legislation Details

File #: Int 0917-2026    Version: Name: Sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
On agenda: 5/20/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes
Sponsors: Justin E. Sanchez, Farah N. Louis, Virginia Maloney , Phil Wong , Lynn C. Schulman, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Jennifer Gutiérrez, Frank Morano, Joann Ariola
Council Member Sponsors: 9
Summary: This bill would require roadway and sidewalk cafe operators to ensure that their outdoor setups are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps and unsanitary conditions. Operators who violate this provision would be subject to civil penalties ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for the second and subsequent offenses.
Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 917-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 917, 3. Int. No. 917, 4. Memorandum in Support, 5. May 20, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 6. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 7. Committee Report 6/25/26, 8. Hearing Testimony 6/25/26, 9. Proposed Int. No. 917-A - 8/6/26, 10. Proposed Int. No. 917-A Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 11. Committee Report 8/13/26, 12. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 13. August 13, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 14. Int. No. 917-A (FINAL)
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
8/13/2026AJustin E. Sanchez City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/13/2026AJustin E. Sanchez City Council Approved by CouncilPass Action details Meeting details Not available
8/13/2026*Justin E. Sanchez Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/13/2026*Justin E. Sanchez Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/13/2026*Justin E. Sanchez Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/13/2026AJustin E. Sanchez Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
6/25/2026*Justin E. Sanchez Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/25/2026*Justin E. Sanchez Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/20/2026*Justin E. Sanchez City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/20/2026*Justin E. Sanchez City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 917-A

 

By Council Members J. Sanchez, Louis, Maloney, Wong, Schulman, Brooks-Powers, Gutiérrez, Morano and Ariola

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to sanitation and cleanliness requirements for roadway and sidewalk cafes

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. The table of maximum civil penalties in section 19-150 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new row in numerical order to read as follows:

Section of the Administrative Code

Maximum Civil Penalty (dollars)

19-160(b)(6)

200 (first violation); 500 (second and subsequent violations at the same place of business)

§ 2. Subdivision b of section 19-160 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:

6. A sidewalk and roadway cafe shall maintain clean setups that are clear of trash, debris, graffiti, vermin, food scraps, and unsanitary conditions.

§ 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

 

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