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NY A00597

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Expands the list of NYC community districts eligible for pilot programs legalizing basement and cellar dwelling conversions

  • Adds Brooklyn Community District 5, Queens Community Districts 1, 3, and 4 to the existing authorized districts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens

  • Community boards in named districts may submit resolutions supporting or opposing their inclusion within 90 days of the article's effective date

  • Takes effect immediately and applies retroactively to April 20, 2024

Legislative Description

Includes additional community districts in which pilot programs to address the legalization or conversion of certain basement and cellar dwellings can be established by local law.

Last Action

referred to housing

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Housing1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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