City Council · Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · 1h 8m

The one where Julie Won turned a 'no' into nearly $2 billion, and the garbage fee split the Council

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The Long Island City Neighborhood Plan crossed the finish line at City Council. The arc started in September when local member Julie Won publicly threatened to kill it; by October she'd banked 'over $1.5 billion'; today she announced she'd 'secured a historic investment of nearly $2,000,000,000', 314 apartments (about 79 permanently affordable), union labor, school seats, and a Queensbridge plumbing fix, promising continued community oversight. The drama of the day, though, was Intro 1123-B, the commercial-waste fee: it passed 30 ayes but drew a string of abstentions and no-votes (Brewer, Dino

From the room

“Introduction 14 10 sponsored by council member Justin Brannon would authorize an increase in annual expenditures for 7 business improvement”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“the 32nd Council District, and I am mourned with the community, his family, and the fire department as chair of fire and emergency management”
— Joann Ariola

“Introduction 14 28, sponsored by sponsored by council member Brannan would authorize additional services for the Lincoln Square bid”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“Introduction 12 50 a, sponsored by council member David Carr, would require every community board, borough board, or advisory body to publish its bylaws”
— Adrienne E. Adams

The decisions

01LU 0373-2025C 250176 ZMQZoning MapApproved

Long Island City Neighborhood Plan

with 5 related matters · LU 0378-2025 · LU 0374-2025 · LU 0375-2025 · LU 0377-2025 · LU 0376-2025

02LU 0398-2025C 250044 ZMQZoning MapApproved

78-01 Queens Boulevard Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0399-2025

Roll-call vote

84 · 4 · 2

Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Amanda C. Farías Carmen N. De La Rosa Chi A. Ossé Chris Banks Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. Carr Eric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaFrank Morano Gale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Joann Ariola Julie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKeith 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 Simcha Felder Susan Zhuang Vickie Paladino Yusef SalaamAdrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Amanda C. Farías Carmen N. De La Rosa Chi A. Ossé Chris Banks Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. Carr Eric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaFrank Morano Gale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Joann Ariola Julie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKeith 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 Simcha Felder Susan Zhuang Vickie Paladino Yusef Salaam

Legislation →ULURP case →

03Int 1193-2025Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and requiring public outreach and education on the watch list of contractors performing work without a permit

04Int 1410-2025Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in seven business improvement districts and one special assessment district

Roll-call vote

44 · 1

Legislation →

05Int 1123-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of residential refuse

Roll-call vote

30 · 11 · 4

Legislation →

06Res 1151-2025C 250044 ZMQZoning MapApproved

L.U. No. 398

Roll-call vote

42 · 2 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

07Res 1152-2025N 250045 ZRQZoning TextApproved

L.U. No. 399

Roll-call vote

42 · 2 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Conditions

The bill mandates pre-work permit disclosure and city-database verification plus multilingual outreach
Negotiated carve-outs and worker protections in the waste-containerization bill
union labor with 32BJ involvement
Key reforms in the omnibus small-business licensing bill
Intro 79 mandates DOT install lighting on 300 blocks of mixed-use corridors annually

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

79 affordable

Citations & precedent

New York City Charter section 197-d · City Clerk (committee report reader)

Procedure

Other
Pre-meeting housekeeping: members of the public directed to set electronic devices to vibrate before the stated meeting begins. — Sergeant-at-Arms
Sergeant-at-Arms hands the floor to the Majority Leader to open the stated meeting. — Sergeant-at-Arms
Majority Leader Amanda Farías opens the City Council stated meeting of 11/12/2025. — Amanda C. Farías

+24 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 50

Althea V. StevensDiana I. AyalaJennifer Gutiérrez Kamillah Hanks Tiffany L. CabánAdrienne E. AdamsAlexa Avilés Amanda C. Farías Carmen N. De La Rosa Chi A. Ossé Chris Banks Christopher Marte Crystal Hudson Darlene Mealy David M. Carr Eric Dinowitz Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaFrank Morano Gale A. Brewer Inna Vernikov James F. Gennaro Joann Ariola Julie Menin Julie WonJustin L. BrannanKeith 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 Simcha Felder Susan Zhuang Vickie Paladino Yusef Salaam

Public testimony: 9 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Joann Ariola · Adrienne E. Adams · David M. Carr · Crystal Hudson · Shekar Krishnan

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 12, 2025 · 1h 8m

The one where Julie Won turned a 'no' into nearly $2 billion, and the garbage fee split the Council

Contents & search

City Council

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Sort

Themes

+ 97 routine / consent items below

items

104

approved

other

land-use items

affordable

4,429

Try

From the room

“Introduction 14 10 sponsored by council member Justin Brannon would authorize an increase in annual expenditures for 7 business improvement”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“the 32nd Council District, and I am mourned with the community, his family, and the fire department as chair of fire and emergency management”
— Joann Ariola

“Introduction 14 28, sponsored by sponsored by council member Brannan would authorize additional services for the Lincoln Square bid”
— Adrienne E. Adams

“Introduction 12 50 a, sponsored by council member David Carr, would require every community board, borough board, or advisory body to publish its bylaws”
— Adrienne E. Adams

The decisions

01LU 0373-2025C 250176 ZMQZoning MapApproved

Long Island City Neighborhood Plan

with 5 related matters · LU 0378-2025 · LU 0374-2025 · LU 0375-2025 · LU 0377-2025 · LU 0376-2025

02LU 0398-2025C 250044 ZMQZoning MapApproved

78-01 Queens Boulevard Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0399-2025

Roll-call vote

84 · 4 · 2

Legislation →ULURP case →

03Int 1193-2025Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring home improvement contractors to provide information on required permits to owners and requiring public outreach and education on the watch list of contractors performing work without a permit

04Int 1410-2025Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in seven business improvement districts and one special assessment district

Roll-call vote

44 · 1

Legislation →

05Int 1123-2024Approved

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of residential refuse

Roll-call vote

30 · 11 · 4

Legislation →

06Res 1151-2025C 250044 ZMQZoning MapApproved

L.U. No. 398

Roll-call vote

42 · 2 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

07Res 1152-2025N 250045 ZRQZoning TextApproved

L.U. No. 399

Roll-call vote

42 · 2 · 1

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Conditions

The bill mandates pre-work permit disclosure and city-database verification plus multilingual outreach
Negotiated carve-outs and worker protections in the waste-containerization bill
union labor with 32BJ involvement
Key reforms in the omnibus small-business licensing bill
Intro 79 mandates DOT install lighting on 300 blocks of mixed-use corridors annually

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

79 affordable

Citations & precedent

New York City Charter section 197-d · City Clerk (committee report reader)

Procedure

Other
Pre-meeting housekeeping: members of the public directed to set electronic devices to vibrate before the stated meeting begins. — Sergeant-at-Arms
Sergeant-at-Arms hands the floor to the Majority Leader to open the stated meeting. — Sergeant-at-Arms
Majority Leader Amanda Farías opens the City Council stated meeting of 11/12/2025. — Amanda C. Farías

+24 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 50

Public testimony: 9 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Joann Ariola · Adrienne E. Adams · David M. Carr · Crystal Hudson · Shekar Krishnan

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.