L.L. 1992/068

Enactment date: 7/23/1992

Int. No. 502

By Council Members Cerullo III and Williams

A Local Law to amend Local Law 12 of 1992, relating to the availability of resuscitation equipment in certain public places; in relation to the effective date of such local law

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 3 of Local Law 12 of 1992 is amended to read as follows:

§ 3. This local law shall take effect [one hundred eighty days after its enactment] on November 1, 1992. Actions necessary to prepare for the implementation of this local law may be taken prior to its effective date.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect retroactive to July 5, 1992.

L.L. 1992/070

Enactment date: 8/13/1992

Int. No. 82-A

By Council Members Eldridge, McCaffrey, Cerullo III, Fisher, Eisland, Spigner, Alter, Ognibene, Malave-Dilan, Foster, Pagan, Wooten, Abel, Berman, Castaneira-Colon, Clarke; Cruz, DeMarco, DiBrienza, Duane, Fields, Freed, Fusco, Harrison, Horwitz, Koslowitz, Linares, Marshall, McCabe, Michels, Pinkett, Powell IV, Robinson, Robles, Ruiz, Sabini, Ward, Warden, Watkins, White, Williams, Maloney and Dear

A Local Law to amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to requiring security measures at automated teller machine facilities located within the city

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative intent. The Council hereby finds that the use of automated teller machines (ATMs) to conduct banking transactions has become a fact of daily life for millions of New York City's residents, commuters and visitors. According to a March 1992 report to the City Council prepared by representatives of the city's banking industry, New Yorkers use ATM machines nearly one million times each day. In 1991, there were 8.1 million active ATM bank cards in New York City - more than the city's total 1990 population of 7.3 million people - which were used to conduct over 326 million transactions. Further, more than 18 million cardholders in the NYCE-banking network have access to an ATM in New York City. According to the banking industry, there are approximately 2418 ATMs in 1038 locations located throughout the city; 780 of those locations, or 75%, are open 24-hours a day. The banking industry asserts that the popularity of ATM banking continues to grow.

From January 1990 to December 1991, the New York Police Department reported 743 robberies and attempted robberies associated with ATMs; the actual number of such crimes is believed to be much higher. Many of these were crimes of extreme violence, such as the shooting of a Manhattan Assistant District Attorney at an ATM in Brooklyn and the murder of Police Sergeant Keith Levine, who was trying to intervene in what appeared to be a robbery at a midtown Manhattan ATM.

The Council also finds that security measures currently used at the majority of ATM locations are inadequate to protect the public safety. At present, there is no uniform set of standards for security at ATM facilities. The banks report that only 33% of all ATM locations are equipped with surveillance cameras; only 10% have guards. Moreover, a Council survey of 231 ATM locations throughout the city revealed that access to an ATM facility is not limited to persons having ATM bank cards; virtually any card having a magnetic stripe will allow entry into an ATM location. Of the interior ATMs surveyed by Council staff, 26% had broken or faulty door locks; 6% provided "elevator mirrors" allowing users to see blind spots and 37% posted signs with consumer safety information. The safety of ATM facilities thus frequently differs widely from location to location and the users of such facilities are often vulnerable to robberies and muggings.

The Council therefore concludes that it is necessary and appropriate for the protection and safety of the public to require banks and other institutions providing ATM services to install certain minimum security measures at each ATM facility. It is the Council's belief that these requirements, including adequate lighting, surveillance cameras, transparent windows, reflective mirrors and surfaces, and consumer safety warnings, will significantly enhance the safety and well-being of New York City's residents, workforce and visitors.

The Council recognizes the need for further technological developments to create a system by which access to ATM machines is limited, to the greatest extent possible, to holders of valid access cards issued by banks and other financial institutions. In order to facilitate the development of such technology, the bill calls for the formation of a task force of bank representatives and other appointees of the Mayor and Speaker of the Council to join in a cooperative effort to examine the technological feasibility of the limited access door requirement, and report to the Mayor and the Council no later than one year after its formation. If within six months after the submission of this report, an ATM facility is unable to comply with the limited access door requirement, the bill requires that at least one security guard be stationed within the ATM facility during those times, after regular banking hours, when the ATM facility is available to customers.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect 180 days after its enactment into law, except that subdivision c of section 10-160 of the administrative code of the city of New York as added by section two of this local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1992/072

Enactment date: 9/9/1992

Int. No. 493

By Council Member Michels

A Local Law to grant the authority for the submission of a Final Solid Waste Management Plan for the City of New York

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Pursuant to subdivision (c) of section 16-140 of the administrative code of the city of New York, the council hereby grants the authority for the submission, pursuant to article twenty-seven of the New York State environmental conservation law, of the proposed final solid waste management plan for the city of New York and any amendments thereto, presented to the council pursuant to such subdivision (c) of section 16-140.

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1992/074

Enactment date: 9/9/1992

Int. No. 512

By Council Member Michels; also Council Members Castaneira-Colon and O'Donovan

A Local Law in relation to a natural area name, Shorakapok Natural Area, Borough of Manhattan

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following natural area name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Shorakapok Natural Area	(area within boundaries of Inwood Hill Park)	limits to follow are a general description: a large area within Inwood Hill Park, bounded on the south by the northerly line of Dyckman Street, on the west by the easterly line of the Amtrak Railroad right-of-way, on the north by U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line, and on the east by an irregular shifting line (refer to the Department of Parks and Recreation Map No. M-RW-42-2200)

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1992/075

Enactment date: 9/22/1992

Int. No. 548

By Council Members Berman, the Speaker (Council Member Vallone), Eisland, Pinkett, Fields, Clarke, McCaffrey, Wooten, Spigner, Castaneira-Colon, Dear, Robles, DeMarco and Malave-Dilan; also Council Members Albanese, Fisher, Koslowitz, Michels, Rivera, Ward and Williams

A Local Law in relation to the provision of a retirement Incentive for certain employees of the City of New York

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Subject to the provisions of Chapter 643 and 644 of the Laws of 1992, the retirement incentive authorized by such acts is made available to employees of the City of New York who meet the criteria set forth in such acts. The open period, as defined in subdivision g of section 1 of Chapter 643, shall commence on November 16, 1992 and end on December 31, 1992.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1992/077

Enactment date: 10/8/1992

Int. No. 507

By Council Members Berman, Cerullo III and Fusco; also Council Members Castaneira-Colon, Dear, O'Donovan, Abel and DiBrienza

A Local Law in relation to a street name, Christopher Columbus Drive, Borough or Brooklyn

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Christopher Columbus Drive	Avenue X	between Gerritsen Avenue and Burnett Street

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1992/078

Enactment date: 10/8/1992

Int. No. 530

By Council Members Berman, Castaneira-Colon, Cerullo III and Fusco; also Council Members McCaffrey, O'Donovan, Robles and Wooten

A Local Law in relation to a street name, Police Officer Joseph C. Meaders Avenue, Borough or Brooklyn

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
Police Officer Joseph C. Meaders Avenue	Brooklyn Avenue	between Avenue I and Avenue J

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.

L.L. 1992/079

Enactment date: 10/8/1992

Int. No. 537

By Council Members Horwitz, Cerullo III and Fusco; also Council Members Castaneira-Colon and O'Donovan

A Local Law in relation to a park name, John G. Scarangella Park, Borough of Brooklyn

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. The following park name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.

 

New Name	Present Name	Limits
John G. Scarangella Park	(none) (commonly known as Shady Park)	area located between Avenue U and Avenue V and West 13th Street and Stillwell Avenue

 

§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.