2002

L.L. 2002/001

Enactment date: 4/2/2002

Int. No. 13-A

By Council Members Moskowitz, the Speaker (Council Member Miller), Quinn, Katz, Liu, Reed, Rivera, Brewer, Clarke, Sears, Stewart, Vann, Reyna, Weprin, Gioia and Oddo; also Council Member Comrie

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city charter, in relation to the publication and distribution of materials detailing public health insurance options.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. Despite the availability of public health insurance programs such as Medicaid, Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus, recent estimates suggest that close to one million low-income New Yorkers eligible to be insured under such programs remain uninsured. The Council finds that, in addition to compromising the health and well-being of uninsured individuals, lack of health insurance coverage frequently results in the unwarranted use of emergency room services, particularly in the City's public hospital system. This use of emergency rooms as a locus of essentially "primary care" services produces inflated costs for those services that are rendered – costs that are ultimately borne by taxpayers and the unnecessary use of charity pools. Therefore, in an effort to ensure the health and well-being of New Yorkers, as well as an attempt to advance a more efficient and appropriate use of resources, it is the intention of the Council to ensure that all New Yorkers eligible to receive public health insurance coverage do in fact receive such coverage. To this end, the Council is requiring that the Department of Public Health publish and that certain City agencies distribute a pamphlet describing public health insurance options. The publication and distribution of this pamphlet will help inform uninsured New Yorkers that they may be eligible for public health insurance and will facilitate their access to such coverage.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable, and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this local law, which remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.

§ 5. Effective date. This local law shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after its enactment; provided, however, that section three of this local law shall have no further force or effect and shall be deemed repealed on October 1, 2005. Actions necessary to prepare for the implementation of this local law may be taken prior to its effective date.

L.L. 2002/003

Enactment date: 4/30/2002

Int. No. 24

By Council Members Perkins, Lopez, Quinn, Reed, the Speaker (Council Member Miller), Moskowitz, Rodriguez, Boyland, Avella, Davis, DeBlasio, Gennaro, Gerson, Katz, Koppell, Liu, McMahon, Monserrate, Rivera, Sears, Weprin, Brewer, Barron, Serrano and Stewart; also Council Members Addabbo Jr., Martinez, Yassky, Clarke, Baez and Recchia

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to gender-based discrimination.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The City Council finds and declares that it is in the interest of the City of New York to protect its citizens from discrimination. Discrimination, prejudice, intolerance and bigotry directly and profoundly threaten the rights and freedom of New Yorkers. The City Council established the Human Rights Law to protect its inhabitants from these dangers. Included in the City's Human Rights Law is a prohibition of discrimination against individuals based on gender. The scope of this gender-based protection, however, requires clarification. This local law is intended to make clear that all gender-based discrimination - including, but not limited to, discrimination based on an individual's actual or perceived sex, and discrimination based on an individual's gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior, or expression - constitutes a violation of the City's Human Rights Law.

Gender-based discrimination effects a broad range of individuals. But the impact of gender-based discrimination is especially debilitating for those whose gender self-image and presentation do not fully accord with the legal sex assigned to them at birth. For those individuals, gender-based discrimination often leads to pariah status including the loss of a job, the loss of an apartment, and the refusal of service in public accommodations such as restaurants or stores. The impact of such discrimination can be especially devastating for those who endure other prejudices due to their race, ethnicity, national origin, or citizenship status, in addition to gender-based discrimination. In adopting this legislation, the City Council declares that the ability of all New Yorkers to work and to live free from invidious discrimination based on gender is the guiding principle of public policy and law.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 2002/006

Enactment date: 6/10/2002

Int. No. 179

By Council Members Sanders, Oddo, Comrie, Diaz and Weprin (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an application to revise the boundaries of the South Jamaica empire zone.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. By Local Law No. 8 for the year 1987, adopted on March 5, 1987, the council of the city of New York authorized an application for the designation of the South Jamaica economic development zone relative to certain land within Queens County.

§ 2. The city of New York has received economic development zone approval from New York state.

§ 3. By Local Law No. 57 for the year 1988, adopted on August 19, 1988, the South Jamaica economic development zone was expanded.

§ 4. By Local Law No. 37 for the year 1993, adopted on May 18, 1993, the South Jamaica economic development zone was expanded a second time.

§ 5. It is the desire of the council of the city of New York to authorize an application to revise the South Jamaica economic development zone, now called the South Jamaica empire zone, to include 65 acres located in Queens County in the city of New York.

§ 6. The city of New York is hereby authorized to submit an application to revise the South Jamaica empire zone to include the property described in section seven of this local law.

§ 7. The boundaries of the South Jamaica empire zone, as described in Local Law No. 8 for the year 1987, Local Law No. 57 for the year 1988 and Local Law No. 37 for the year 1993, shall be expanded to include the properties generally described as follows:

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Atlantic (95th) Avenue and the center line of Liverpool Street; thence running westerly along the center line of Atlantic Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of the Van Wyck Expressway Service Road; thence northerly along the center line of the Van Wyck Expressway Service Road to the point where it meets the center line of Archer Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Archer Avenue to the point where it meets the easterly street line of Sutphin Boulevard; thence southerly along the easterly street line of Sutphin Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of 94th Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of 94th Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Liverpool Street; thence southerly along the center line of Liverpool Street to the point and place of beginning.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the easterly street line of Sutphin Boulevard and the center line of 94th Avenue; thence northerly along the easterly street line of Sutphin Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of the main line set of tracks of the Long Island Rail Road; thence easterly along the center line of the main line set of tracks of the Long Island Rail Road to the point where it meets the prolongation of the center line of 158th Street; thence southerly along the prolongation of the center line of 158th Street to the point where it meets the center line of 94th Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of 94th Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Sutphin Boulevard and the center line of Liberty Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Liberty Avenue to a point 100 feet to the west of Sutphin Boulevard as measured from its the westerly street line; (2) thence northerly along a line 100 feet to the west of Sutphin Boulevard and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of 97th Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of 97th Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Sutphin Boulevard; thence southerly along the center line of Sutphin Boulevard to the point and place of beginning.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Liberty Avenue and the center line of Sutphin Boulevard; thence southerly along the center line of Sutphin Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of South Road; thence westerly along the center line of South Road to a point 100 feet to the west of Sutphin Boulevard as measured from its westerly street line; thence northerly along a line 100 feet to the west of the westerly street line of Sutphin Boulevard and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Liberty Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Liberty Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of the main line set of tracks of the Long Island Rail Road and the prolongation of the center line of 158th Street; thence easterly along the main line set of tracks of the Long Island Rail Road to the point where it meets the center line of 160th Street; thence southerly along the center line of 160th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Liberty Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Liberty Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of 158th Street; thence northerly along the center line of 158th Street and its prolongation to the point and place of beginning. Such area shall not include parcels occupied by the United States Food & Drug Administration or the Prospect Cemetery.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of a point midway between the center line of South Road and the center line of Liberty Avenue and the center line of 160th Street; thence southerly along the center line of 160th Street to the point where it meets the center line of South Road; thence easterly along the center line of South Road to the point where it meets the center line of Guy Brewer Boulevard; thence northerly along the center line of Guy Brewer Boulevard to a point midway between the center line of South Road and the center line of Liberty Avenue; thence westerly along a line midway between the center line of South Road and the center line of Liberty Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Archer Avenue (93rd Avenue) and the center line of 165th Street; thence southerly along the center line of 165th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Liberty Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Liberty Avenue to a point midway between the center line of 165th Street and the center line of Guy Brewer Boulevard; thence northerly along a line midway between the center line of 165th Street and the center line of Guy Brewer Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of Archer Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Archer Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

   Beginning at the point of intersection of the center line of Sutphin Boulevard and the center line of Jamaica Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Jamaica Avenue to the point where it meets the prolongation of the center line of 144th Place; thence northerly along the prolongation of the center line of 144th Avenue to a point 100 feet to the north of Jamaica Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the north of the northerly street line of Jamaica Avenue and running parallel thereto to a point 100 feet to the west of Sutphin Boulevard as measured from its westerly street line; thence northerly along a line 100 feet to the west of the westerly street line of Sutphin Boulevard and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Hillside Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Hillside Avenue to a point 100 feet to the east of Sutphin Boulevard as measured from its easterly street line; thence southerly along a line 100 feet to the east of the easterly street line of Sutphin Boulevard and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of 88th Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of 88th Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Sutphin Boulevard; thence southerly along the center line of Jamaica Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 9. The commissioner of the New York state department of economic development is hereby requested to revise the boundaries of the South Jamaica empire zone in accordance with this local law.

§ 10. This local law shall take effect immediately.