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City Council · Thursday, September 26, 2024 · 1h 0m
The one where a women-majority Council made maternal mental health personal — then waved through Mill Street and Malcolm
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A women-majority City Council leaned into maternal mental health as a personal cause, advancing resolutions to designate a Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month and bills expanding postpartum and pregnancy-loss support. Around that emotional core, the body powered through a dense land-use calendar: the Mill Street and 21st Street rezonings, the Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza with 108 affordable units and $10M+ in community benefits, and the new Willoughby Heights Historic District. Members aired sharp dissents , several voted no on pedestrian-crossing rules (Int 346-A) and on the historic-distr
From the room
For more than 15 years, reverend Raymond Serrano has been building a community in The Bronx through his devotion and love for his neighbors.
“He earned his bachelor's degree in pastoral ministry from NIAC College and has been serving in full time ministry for the past 26 years.”
— Amanda C. Farías
“Introduction 3 53 a sponsored by council member Sandy Nurse would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to install”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“Introduction 3 46 a sponsored by council member Mercedes Narcisse would permit pedestrians to legally cross a roadway at any point”
— Adrienne E. Adams
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The decisions
2202Int 0353-2024INT 0353-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the installation of solar photovoltaic systems on city-owned property
Council Member Sandy Nurse's Introduction 353-A was taken up, a bill requiring the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to install specified equipment.
Roll-call vote
48
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarlina RiveraCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann AriolaJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman YegerKamillah HanksKeith PowersKevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
Citations & precedent
CLCPA · Sandy Nurse
Procedure
- Int 353-A solar systems amended and coupled on general orders — clerk
03Res 0588-2024N 250006 HKKApproved
L.U. No. 144; N 250006 HKK
Roll-call vote
41 · 4 · 3
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarlina RiveraCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann AriolaJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman YegerKamillah HanksKeith PowersKevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
04Int 0651-2024INT 0651-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and distribute materials identifying mental health resources available to individuals who have experienced pregnancy loss
Council Member Kevin Riley's Introduction 651-A was taken up, requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to create informational materials.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
05Int 0869-2024INT 0869-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to outreach and education regarding parental mental health resources
Council Member Jennifer Gutierrez's Introduction 869-A came before members, directing the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health to act.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
06Int 0890-2024INT 0890-2024Approved
A Local Law in relation to implementing a pilot program to establish postpartum support groups
Council Member Linda Lee's Introduction 890-A was heard, mandating that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene launch a three-year pilot program.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Procedure
- Int 651-A, 869-A, 890-A parental mental health resources amended and coupled — clerk
07Int 0736-2024INT 0736-2024Approved
A Local Law in relation to establishing a rat contraceptive pilot program
Council Member Shaun Abreu's Introduction 736-A came before members, a bill imposing a new requirement on the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Roll-call vote
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
08Int 0346-2024INT 0346-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to pedestrian crossing guidelines and right of way
Council Member Mercedes Narcisse's Introduction 346-A was heard, a measure that would let pedestrians legally cross a roadway at any point.
Roll-call vote
40 · 8
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarlina RiveraCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann AriolaJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman YegerKamillah HanksKeith PowersKevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
Who spoke
Mercedes Narcisse
Questions & answers
Inna Vernikov: no on accompanying Reso 588 and no on Int 346-A
Diana Ayala: aye with exception of Int 346-A, voting no
David Carr: no on Int 346-A, aye on the rest
Robert Holden: aye except no on Int 346-A and LU 144 / Reso 588
Marjorie Velazquez: aye on all with exception of Int 346-A, voting no
+1 more exchanges
Procedure
- pedestrian crossing guidelines coupled on general orders — clerk
09Res 0402-2024RES 0402-2024Approved
Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation to require health insurance plans to develop and implement a maternal mental health quality management program to promote access to affordable and comprehensive maternal mental health services.
Part of the council's maternal mental health package, Resolution 402 calls on the state legislature and governor to enact legislation requiring health insurance plans to provide specified coverage.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
10Res 0403-2024RES 0403-2024Approved
Resolution calling upon the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation mandating all accredited psychiatry residency programs to offer a one-year, post-residency fellowship program specifically focused on Perinatal Mental Health (PMH).
As part of the maternal mental health road map, Resolution 403 urges Albany to mandate that all accredited psychiatry residency programs meet a new requirement.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
11Res 0404-2024RES 0404-2024Approved
OBGYNs
Resolution 404, another piece of the maternal mental health package, calls on the state to pass legislation imposing a new requirement on OB-GYNs.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
12Res 0405-2024RES 0405-2024Approved
Resolution calling upon the New York State legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation mandating Medicaid Managed Care Organizations to collect and report prenatal and postpartum depression screenings and follow-up data using HEDIS measures.
Resolution 405 adds to the maternal mental health slate, calling on the state legislature and governor to enact a related measure.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
13Res 0406-2024RES 0406-2024Approved
Resolution designating May annually as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in the City of New York and calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.156/A.6603, which would make the same designation Statewide.
Resolution 406 would designate May each year as Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month in New York City.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Citations & precedent
S.156 and A.6603 · Adrienne E. Adams
14LU 0156-2024C 210340 ZMKZoning MapApproved
2383 MCDONALD AVENUE
with 1 related matter · LU 0157-2024
The McDonnell Avenue rezoning advanced to make way for an 8-story mixed-use building with 80 housing units, roughly 24 of them affordable under MIH, alongside retail and medical office space.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
The deal
Site
2383 MCDONALD AVENUE
Affordable
24
Stories
8 fl
District
Procedure
- preconsidered items — clerk
Properties2383 MCDONALD AVENUE
15LU 0144-2024N 250006 HKKApproved
Willoughby Hart Historic District
Backed designation of the Willoughby-Hart Historic District in Bedford-Stuyvesant, protecting two blocks of late-19th-century neo-Grec row houses.
Roll-call vote
41 · 4 · 3
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarlina RiveraCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann AriolaJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman YegerKamillah HanksKeith PowersKevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
Questions & answers
Inna Vernikov: aye on all except NO on LU 144 / Reso 588 (Willoughby Hart HD) and NO on Int 346-A (jaywalking)
Justin Brannan: aye on all except abstain on LU 144 and Reso 588 (Willoughby Hart Historic District)
Robert Holden: no on LU 144 and accompanying Reso 588
Vickie Paladino: aye on all except LU 144 coupled with Reso 588, and no on Int 346-A
16LU 0145-2024C 230250 ZMQZoning MapApproved
21 STREET
The 21st Street rezoning near Astoria Park cleared committee, unlocking redevelopment of two vacant sites into mixed-use buildings with 92 homeownership units, 28 of them affordable under MIH.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
The deal
Site
21 STREET
District
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Properties21 STREET
17LU 0134-2024C 240235 ZSMSpecial PermitApproved
MSK Pavilion
with 4 related matters · LU 0135-2024 · LU 0132-2024 · LU 0133-2024 · LU 0136-2024
Advanced the special permit clearing the way for a 31-story hospital in Council Member Menin's district, anchored by 28 operating rooms, 206 patient beds, and a two-story enclosed patient bridge spanning East 67th Street.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
18LU 0137-2024C 220080 ZMKZoning MapApproved
150 MILL STREET
The Mill Street rezoning moved forward to enable a mixed-use commercial and industrial building on the site.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
The deal
Site
150 MILL STREET
District
Properties150 MILL STREET
19LU 0143-2024C 240301 HAMUrban RenewalApproved
Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza
Members approved the UDAAP disposition of city-owned land for Malcolm X Chabaz Harlem Plaza, an HPD ELLA project delivering two 9-story towers with 108 affordable units plus new community facility space carved out for the site's existing vendors market.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Mandatory inclusionary housing
108 affordable
20LU 0147-2024G 240057 XAKArt. XI Tax ExemptionApproved
281 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD
Members granted the Article 11 tax exemption for Marcus Garvey Boulevard, an HPD ELLA project building two 10-story mixed-use buildings with 155 affordable units plus retail.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
The deal
Site
281 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD
Affordable
155
Stories
10 fl
District
Procedure
- tax exemption — clerk
Properties281 MARCUS GARVEY BLVD
21LU 0154-2024Approved
Seis Vecinos Restaurant
Moved to approve Seis Vecinos Restaurant's application for irrevocable consent to operate a sidewalk cafe.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
22LU 0155-2024Approved
Cozy Corner Bar
Moved to disapprove Cozy Corner Bar's application for irrevocable consent to operate a sidewalk cafe.
Roll-call vote
Disapproved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
Questions & answers
Amanda C. Farías: Member requests and is granted permission to vote on land use call ups and all general order items
Tiffany Cabán: Council Member Caban requests and is granted permission to vote on all items, votes aye on all
Citations & precedent
New York City Charter section 197 · clerk
Adult Survivors Act · Farah N. Louis
Procedure
- minutes of stated meeting 09/12/2024 adopted as printed — Lincoln Restler
- No messages and papers from the mayor — Amanda C. Farías
- M71 Queens Borough President appointment, referred to Rules, Privileges and Elections — Amanda C. Farías
- M71 Queens Borough President appointment referred to Rules, Privileges and Elections — Amanda C. Farías
+10 more procedural steps
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The people
On the dais · 3
Practitioners & applicants
Mercedes Narcisse · Clerk / Sergeant-at-Arms (unnamed) · Adrienne E. Adams
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The intelligence
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