Map Empty Tree Pits Across NYC Streets and Parks
In committee as of Jun 17, 2026Under review by an assigned committee.
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This law would require the NYC Parks Department to add tree pits — the open soil spaces along sidewalks meant to hold trees — to the city's online tree map within 3 years. The map would show whether each pit has a tree growing in it, and if not, explain why it's empty. This helps residents and advocates track where new trees could be planted and hold the city accountable for maintaining green spaces.
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Details
- Introduced
- Jan 29, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Parks and Recreation
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Laid Over in Committee
Official Description
This bill would require that the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation identify tree pits located on streets and in landscaped parks and display them on the City's online tree map within 3 years after the effective date of the bill. The Commissioner would thereafter have to update the map annually to reflect changes to tree pits and the creation of new tree pits. The map must note whether each tree pit contains a tree, and if a tree pit does not contain a tree the reason for the disuse of the tree pit.