City Council · Wednesday, November 13, 2024 · 1h 3m

The one where a 28-year-old's social-media campaign beat a million-dollar lobby and made landlords pay their own broker

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Chi Ossé's FARE Act headlined the stated meeting: tenants will no longer pay broker fees for a broker the landlord hired, enforced by civil penalties. Ossé framed it as 'a win for all New Yorkers' won by 'mobilizing the people through a social media campaign' against 'a million-dollar lobby,' as colleagues lined up to congratulate him; Paladino warned the fees would just be 'built into' rents and 'fundamentally break the rental market.' The same session advanced Int 1088 to create a charter revision commission, news-rack siting rules, and parks composting , and opened with Speaker Adams memori

From the room

“the NYC Department of Education is funded in the transparency resolution we are adopting, and my child and sister are associated with that entity.”
— Selena Brooks Powers

“requiring the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish composting facilities for plant waste within at least 2 parks”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“NYC Department of Education is funded in the transparency resolution we are adopting, and my child and sister are associated with that entity.”
— Selena Brooks Powers

A 64 year old man was also killed after a fire broke out at NYCHA's Frederick Douglas houses in council member Abreu's district.

The decisions

01Int 0360-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the payment of fees imposed in relation to the rental of residential real property

Roll-call vote

42 · 8

Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Althea V. Stevens Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Carmen N. De La Rosa Chi A. Ossé Chris Banks Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson David M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Jennifer Gutiérrez Joann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Kamillah HanksKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln Restler Linda Lee Lynn C. Schulman Mercedes Narcisse Nantasha M. Williams Oswald J. Feliz Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra Ung Sandy Nurse Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shahana K. Hanif Shaun Abreu Shekar Krishnan Susan Zhuang Tiffany L. Cabán Vickie Paladino Yusef Salaam

Conditions

DCWP enforces bill plus education and outreach

Questions & answers

council member Carr: vote explanation

council member Feliz: explanation of vote

Legislation →

02Res 0627-2024Approved

Resolution concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for 9 business improvement districts and the setting of the date, time, and place for the hearing of the proposed local law that would increase the annual expenditure for such districts.

Roll-call vote

49 · 1

Legislation →

03Res 0630-2024Approved

Resolution concerning an increase in the amount to be expended annually in the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District, an amendment to the District Plan of such district that provides for a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based, and setting the date, time, and place for the public hearing of the proposed local law that would authorize an increase in the amount to be expended annually and a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge in the Madison Avenue Improvement District is based.

Roll-call vote

49 · 1

Legislation →

04Res 0641-2024Approved

Resolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.

05Int 1088-2024Approved

A Local Law in relation to establishing a charter revision commission to draft a new or revised city charter

Roll-call vote

49 · 1

Conditions

Registered lobbyists would be ineligible to serve on the commission

Questions & answers

council member Gennaro: permission to explain vote

Legislation →

06Int 0130-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing composting facilities in parks

07Int 0663-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to newsrack requirements and to repeal and replace subdivision a of section 19-128.1 of such code

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

clerk: how do you vote

Citations & precedent

New York State Real Property Law, Article 12-A · Gennaro

Procedure

Other
2:05 p.m.
2:56 p.m.
Sergeant-at-arms instructs attendees to set all electronic devices to vibrate — Sergeant-at-Arms

+6 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 1

Darlene Mealy

Practitioners & applicants

Nantasha M. Williams · Chi A. Ossé · Adrienne E. Adams · David M. Carr

The intelligence

Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.

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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

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City Council · Wednesday, November 13, 2024 · 1h 3m

The one where a 28-year-old's social-media campaign beat a million-dollar lobby and made landlords pay their own broker

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From the room

“the NYC Department of Education is funded in the transparency resolution we are adopting, and my child and sister are associated with that entity.”
— Selena Brooks Powers

“requiring the Department of Parks and Recreation to establish composting facilities for plant waste within at least 2 parks”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“NYC Department of Education is funded in the transparency resolution we are adopting, and my child and sister are associated with that entity.”
— Selena Brooks Powers

A 64 year old man was also killed after a fire broke out at NYCHA's Frederick Douglas houses in council member Abreu's district.

The decisions

01Int 0360-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the payment of fees imposed in relation to the rental of residential real property

Roll-call vote

42 · 8

Conditions

DCWP enforces bill plus education and outreach

Questions & answers

council member Carr: vote explanation

council member Feliz: explanation of vote

Legislation →

02Res 0627-2024Approved

Resolution concerning the increase in the annual expenditure for 9 business improvement districts and the setting of the date, time, and place for the hearing of the proposed local law that would increase the annual expenditure for such districts.

Roll-call vote

49 · 1

Legislation →

03Res 0630-2024Approved

Resolution concerning an increase in the amount to be expended annually in the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District, an amendment to the District Plan of such district that provides for a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge is based, and setting the date, time, and place for the public hearing of the proposed local law that would authorize an increase in the amount to be expended annually and a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge in the Madison Avenue Improvement District is based.

Roll-call vote

49 · 1

Legislation →

04Res 0641-2024Approved

Resolution approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.

05Int 1088-2024Approved

A Local Law in relation to establishing a charter revision commission to draft a new or revised city charter

Roll-call vote

49 · 1

Conditions

Registered lobbyists would be ineligible to serve on the commission

Questions & answers

council member Gennaro: permission to explain vote

Legislation →

06Int 0130-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing composting facilities in parks

07Int 0663-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to newsrack requirements and to repeal and replace subdivision a of section 19-128.1 of such code

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

clerk: how do you vote

Citations & precedent

New York State Real Property Law, Article 12-A · Gennaro

Procedure

Other
2:05 p.m.
2:56 p.m.
Sergeant-at-arms instructs attendees to set all electronic devices to vibrate — Sergeant-at-Arms

+6 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 1

Darlene Mealy

Practitioners & applicants

Nantasha M. Williams · Chi A. Ossé · Adrienne E. Adams · David M. Carr

The intelligence

Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

Ask about this meeting

Chat with AI about this meeting. Free account required.