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Committee on Housing and Buildings

Monday, September 29, 2025 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chambers - City Hall

TL;DR

The Housing and Buildings Committee held hearings on several worker safety proposals, including requirements for construction site mental health training and extreme weather protections. Most items were postponed for further consideration rather than voted on immediately. The committee also heard testimony on a resolution supporting Daily News union workers in their contract dispute.

Key Decisions

  • Worker Safety and Climate Change Oversight Filed
  • Building Exit Safety Requirements (Means of Egress) Tabled for Later
  • Construction Site Mental Health and Wellness Training Requirements Tabled for Later
  • Cellar Occupancy in One- and Two-Family Homes Tabled for Later
  • Extreme Weather Worker Guidance Tabled for Later
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Agenda

  1. T2025-4045 Oversight - Worker Safety and the Effects of Climate Change on Labor.
    Oversight
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Oversight was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. Int 0261-2024 A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to the means of egress requirements in certain new buildings
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  3. Int 1376-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of health and mental hygiene posting worker guidance for best practices for protecting workers from extreme weather
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  4. Int 1384-2025 A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to requiring construction site safety trainings related to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  5. Int 1404-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, to allow the occupancy of cellars in certain one- and two-family dwellings
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  6. Res 1015-2025 Resolution condemning Alden Global Capital cuts and managerial hostility towards unionized Daily News staff and calling on the hedge fund to reach a contract deal with the newspaper’s union.
    Resolution
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Resolution was Hearing Held by Committee

  7. Jointly with the Committee on Civil Service and Labor
  8. Int 1404-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, to allow the occupancy of cellars in certain one- and two-family dwellings
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

  9. Roll Call
  10. Int 0261-2024 A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to the means of egress requirements in certain new buildings
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

  11. Int 1384-2025 A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to requiring construction site safety trainings related to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee

  12. Res 1015-2025 Resolution condemning Alden Global Capital cuts and managerial hostility towards unionized Daily News staff and calling on the hedge fund to reach a contract deal with the newspaper’s union.
    Resolution
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Resolution was Laid Over by Committee

  13. Untitled item
  14. T2025-4045 Oversight - Worker Safety and the Effects of Climate Change on Labor.
    Oversight
    Action: Filed, by Committee

    This Oversight was Filed, by Committee

  15. Int 1376-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of health and mental hygiene posting worker guidance for best practices for protecting workers from extreme weather
    Introduction
    Action: Laid Over by Committee

    This Introduction was Laid Over by Committee