L.L. 2017/189

Enactment date: 10/16/2017  

Int. No. 1031-A

By Council Members Levine, Rodriguez, Cabrera, Gentile, Koo, Mealy, Mendez, Richards, Rose, Menchaca, Cohen, Rosenthal, Chin, Greenfield and Kallos

A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of transportation to conduct a study of traffic congestion due to truck deliveries during daytime hours

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1.

   a.   For purposes of this local law, the term "truck deliveries" means the unloading of property to the curb from a motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

   b.   The department of transportation shall conduct a study of traffic congestion resulting from truck deliveries in the Borough of Manhattan south of 59th Street, being bounded by the East River on the east and the Hudson River on the west, and in the Borough of Brooklyn from Tillary Street on the north and Livingston Street on the south through Cadman Plaza West extending into Court Street on the west and Flatbush Avenue on the east, inclusive of both sides of such streets. Such study shall include traffic congestion from truck deliveries at all hours of the day, night, and overnight. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the feasibility and necessity of implementing measures to reduce traffic congestion resulting from truck deliveries in the designated area between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. including the possibility of shifting truck deliveries between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to hours after 7 p.m. The department shall implement feasible measures deemed necessary to decrease traffic congestion resulting from truck deliveries recommended by such study. No later than June 30, 2018, the department shall post on its website and submit to the speaker of the council the results of such study.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

L.L. 2017/190

Enactment date: 10/16/2017  

Int. No. 1075-A

By Council Members Rodriguez, Vacca, Rosenthal, Levine and Gentile

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring signage warning of the health risks associated with smoking shisha

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings. The Council finds that smoking is a leading cause of preventable premature death in New York City, killing thousands of New Yorkers every year and increasing the risks of lung cancer, heart disease, and many other health hazards.

Despite substantial progress in reducing both environmental smoke exposure and smoking rates among adults and youth, the use of water-pipes, or hookah smoking, is increasing and threatens the progress the City has made to reduce tobacco use by residents and visitors to the City. The Council finds that hookah smoking, regardless of whether the shisha contains tobacco, poses significant health risks to smokers and nonsmokers, including employees at establishments that serve hookah. Studies show that hookah smokers often poorly understand or underestimate the associated risks, particularly youth users. Common misconceptions regarding hookah include the following: shisha does not contain tobacco, shisha is not addictive, water filters out harmful chemicals, and hookah smoking is a healthy alternative to cigarettes. Based on the effectiveness of health warnings in other settings, the Council finds that health warnings in establishments serving hookah are an effective way to educate consumers about the risks associated with smoking hookah. Placing these warnings inside establishments serving hookah may correct common misperceptions regarding these risks.

The Council hereby declares that this local law responds to the significant health hazards posed by hookah smoking by providing for factual warnings and education on the health hazards posed by hookah smoking.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law, except that the department of health and mental hygiene may take such actions, including the promulgation of rules, as are necessary for the timely implementation of this local law, prior to such effective date.

L.L. 2017/209

Enactment date: 11/17/2017  

Int. No. 1510-B

By Council Members Cornegy, Levin, Salamanca, Gentile, Menchaca, Rosenthal, Cohen, Espinal, Vallone, Koo, Koslowitz, Perkins and Eugene

A Local Law in relation to a workforce development plan for small business

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Workforce development plan for small businesses.

   a.   No later than June 1, 2019, the commissioner of small business services shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post online, a comprehensive workforce development plan informed, to the extent practicable, by the results of the state of small business survey conducted pursuant to a local law of the city of New York for the year 2017 as proposed in introduction number 1511-A.

   b.   Such plan may include, but need not be limited to:

      1.   Strategies to address the hiring needs of small businesses;

      2.   Information specific to addressing workforce development needs and skills necessary to fill small business jobs;

      3.   Identifying and addressing issues that small businesses are experiencing, such as barriers to growth; and

      4.   Information on tools and resources that may assist small businesses.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, and remains in effect until the submission of the plan due June 1, 2019, when it is deemed repealed.