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Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3

TL;DR

The Committee on Governmental Operations held hearings on how New York City uses and manages its properties, focusing on vacant and underused city buildings. The committee heard testimony about three proposed laws to improve property leasing, vacancy reporting, and archival management, but postponed final votes on all of them.

Key Decisions

  • Oversight on Vacant and Underused City Property Filed
  • Combining archival review boards into one library and archival review advisory board Laid Over (postponed)
  • Law to regulate leasing or rental of city properties Laid Over (postponed)
  • Law requiring city to report on vacant and underused space in buildings Laid Over (postponed)
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Agenda

  1. T2026-1046 Oversight - Vacant and Underused City Property.
    Oversight
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Oversight was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. Int 0087-2026 A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to combining the archival review board and the archives, reference and research advisory board into a library and archival review advisory board, and to repeal section 3009 of such charter in relation thereto
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  3. Int 0541-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to leasing or rental of city properties
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  4. Int 0542-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  5. Roll Call
  6. Int 0542-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of citywide administrative services to report on the use or vacancy of space in city buildings
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

  7. T2026-1046 Oversight - Vacant and Underused City Property.
    Oversight
    Action: Filed, by Committee

    This Oversight was Filed, by Committee

  8. Int 0087-2026 A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to combining the archival review board and the archives, reference and research advisory board into a library and archival review advisory board, and to repeal section 3009 of such charter in relation thereto
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

  9. Int 0541-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to leasing or rental of city properties
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee