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Study Neighborhoods Lacking Green Space and Parks
Enacted on Aug 13, 2026
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EnactedLawEnactedIt is now local law. It takes effect on the date written into the bill, which is often months later.
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Signed into Law
Local Law 2026/092
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill would require the Parks Department to identify the 10 neighborhoods with the least amount of green space and parks. The study would then recommend ways to add more parks and green areas to these underserved communities.
Details
- Introduced
- Mar 10, 2026
- Passed Council
- May 16, 2026
- Enacted
- May 16, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Parks and Recreation
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Enacted
Sponsors (8)
Introduced byTy Hankerson (D28)
Shekar Krishnan (D25)Christopher Marte (D1)Chris Banks (D42)Kevin C. Riley (D12)Lincoln Restler (D33)Farah N. Louis (D45)Public Advocate Jumaane WilliamsYour District
Official Description
This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other relevant City agencies, to conduct a study to identify at least the top 10 community districts that lack the most green space, and to make recommendations to the Mayor and Council on how to increase green space, including parkland, in such areas.
Council Vote
49 Yes·0 No·1 Other