New York City Council Stated Meeting – August 13, 2026

The New York City Council held its stated meeting on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall, with Majority Leader Shaun Abreu presiding as President Pro Tempore. A quorum of 42 members was present. The council acted on a broad legislative agenda, including outdoor dining reforms, the "Scoop Act" for dog waste management, an office of insurance affordability, and multiple land use and zoning items. The meeting opened with an invocation by Father Eriz Cruz and the adoption of minutes from prior meetings.

Consent Calendar

• Adoption of the minutes of the Stated Meetings of June 30, 2026 and July 16, 2026.
• Messages from the Mayor (M 0087-2026, M 0088-2026, M 0089-2026) nominating Lisa Garcia, Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, and John Mangin to various boards were referred to the Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics.
• Communication from the City Clerk (M 0090-2026) certifying a charter petition as ineligible was received, ordered, printed, and filed.
• The following items were approved by consent roll call: Int 0685-B (Office of Insurance Affordability), Int 0320-A (official flag of Staten Island), Int 0880-A (dog waste signage), Int 0935-A (quarterly firearm discharge reporting), Int 0857-A (dog waste bag dispensers), Int 0872-A (public education campaign on dog waste), Int 0917-A (sanitation requirements for roadway/sidewalk cafes), Int 0918-A (quarterly revocable consent fee payments), and resolutions for land use items including LU 0114/Res 0611 (Queens CD 2 Walk to Park), LU 0117/Res 0612 (Flatiron NoMad Major Concessions), and General Orders items Res 0613–0616 and T2026-0001 (Commissioner of Deeds).
• The consent agenda as a whole passed 42–0.

Public Comments & Testimony

• None. The agenda listed no petitions or communications from the public.

Discussion Items

• Land Use Applications: Several zoning applications were discussed and voted on. LU 0115 & LU 0116 (200 Kent Avenue Rezoning) and LU 0118 & LU 0119 (47-03 108th Street Rezoning) were approved with modifications and referred to the City Planning Commission. LU 0120–LU 0128 were preconsidered and referred to the Land Use Committee and Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises.
• Outdoor Dining Package (Int 0655-A, 0894-A, 0917-A, 0918-A): Councilmember Restler highlighted the restoration of year-round roadway dining, noting a 90% decline under prior rules and projected creation of thousands of jobs. Councilmember Brewer spoke in favor of winterization covers. The package passed with votes of 37–5 for Int 0655-A and 38–4 for Int 0894-A.
• Scoop Act – Dog Waste Bills: Multiple councilmembers spoke in support. Councilmember Hanif emphasized public health and multilingual education (Int 0872-A). Councilmember Narcisse stressed enforcement via signage (Int 0880-A). Councilmember Epstein’s composting pilot (Int 0864-A) passed 37–4–1.
• Certification of No Harassment (Int 0839-A): Councilmember Sanchez described making the pilot program permanent, expanding harassment definitions to include ICE threats, and strengthening exit criteria. Passed 36–5–1.
• Insurance Affordability Resolutions: Councilmembers Dinowitz, Morano, and Brewer spoke in favor of Res 0389-A (auto insurance transparency), Res 0395 (capping homeowner rate increases at 25%), and Res 0387 (property insurance for affordable housing). All were adopted by voice vote.
• General Discussion: Councilmembers introduced new bills on Legionnaires’ disease (testing, hotlines, cooling tower cleaning), police training on restraints (Int 0995), reporting on children at arrests (Int 0996), hearing protection for officers (Int 0997), pedestrian safety (Int 1004), retiree health care protections (Int 1008), and a 9/11 week of service (Int 1012). Several councilmembers also acknowledged summer interns and expressed condolences for recent events.

Key Outcomes

• Int 0655-A – Expanding access to roadway cafes: Adopted 37–5 (no: Carr, Felder, Marte, Vernikov, Wong).
• Int 0839-A – Making certification of no harassment program permanent: Adopted 36–5–1 (no: Carr, Felder, Morano, Vernikov, Wong; abstain: Zhuang).
• Int 0864-A – Pilot program for composting dog feces from dog runs: Adopted 37–4–1 (no: Carr, Felder, Morano, Vernikov; abstain: Brewer).
• Int 0894-A – Vertical winterization coverings for sidewalk cafes: Adopted 38–4 (no: Carr, Felder, Vernikov, Wong).
• Int 1002 – Temporary program to resolve outstanding ECB judgment penalties: Adopted 41–1 (no: Wong).
• Res 0595 – Resolution approving new designations for expense budget funding: Adopted 39–3 (no: Carr, Morano, Vernikov).
• Res 0592 & 0605 – SEQRA findings for Int 894-A and Int 655-A: Each Adopted 38–4 (no: Carr, Felder, Vernikov, Wong).
• Res 0218 – Declaring August 2 as James Baldwin Day: Adopted by voice vote.
• Res 0387, 0389-A, 0395 – Insurance-related resolutions: Adopted by voice vote.
• Land use applications LU 0115, LU 0116, LU 0118, LU 0119 were approved with modifications and referred to the City Planning Commission.
• The council also introduced 35 new bills and resolutions, all referred to appropriate committees, and two items (Int 1003 and Res 0596) were withdrawn.