New York City Council

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management

Jun 30, 2026 · 12:00 PM · 8 min 17 sec

Hearing Vote

Meeting chapters

Read summaries and jump into the video at the segment start.

Staff housekeeping and hearing setup

Council staff conduct pre-hearing preparations, confirm attendees, and remind those present to silence electronic devices and not approach the dais.

0:00:43 21 sec

Remarks

Chair Sanchez opens hearing on Budget Day

Chair Justin Sanchez welcomes everyone and notes it is Budget Day, then restarts his opening remarks after a brief pause for water.

0:01:04 30 sec

Remarks

Chair Sanchez states hearing purpose: vote on Intro 31A and Intro 92A

Sanchez explains the committee is voting on Intro 31A, sponsored by Majority Leader Abreu, and Intro 92A by Councilmember Gale Brewer, both previously heard on May 19, 2026.

0:01:35 36 sec

Remarks

Chair Sanchez describes Intro 31A organic waste separation requirements

Sanchez outlines how Intro 31A would require DSNY to designate additional covered establishments for organic waste separation by December 2026, with compliance tied to commercial waste zone rollout, and would require carters to provide food donation information.

0:02:10 25 sec

Remarks

Chair Sanchez reads Abreu statement on expanding organic waste designation

Sanchez reads Majority Leader Abreu's statement explaining that Intro 31A would require DSNY to review and designate additional business categories for organic waste separation, building on the city's growing organics system and household requirements.

0:02:35 1 min 11 sec

Remarks

Abreu statement: environmental and cost benefits of organic waste separation

Continuing Abreu's statement, Sanchez describes how requiring more businesses to separate organics reduces landfill strain, lowers disposal costs under commercial waste zone rules, and fosters a more sustainable commercial waste system.

0:03:47 39 sec

Remarks

Chair Sanchez introduces Intro 92A on alternate side parking stickers

Sanchez introduces Intro 92A, which would permit DSNY, DOT, and designated agencies to place stickers on vehicle windows to enforce alternate side parking rules, joking that the stickers will be sticky and hated.

0:04:26 31 sec

Remarks

Brewer on history of sanitation stickers as effective street cleaning tool

Councilmember Gale Brewer recounts how DSNY began placing day-glow green stickers in 1987 on vehicles with repeated alternate side violations, calling them one of the city's most effective tools for keeping streets clean before the Council banned them in 2012.

0:04:57 52 sec

Remarks

Brewer on 2012 sticker ban and scope of alternate side violations

Brewer explains that after the 2012 ban, many drivers calculate it is cheaper to risk a $65 ticket than pay for garage parking, citing a 2026 DSNY survey estimating half a million cars violate street cleaning regulations weekly, preventing cleaning of over 3,000 miles of streets.

0:05:49 1 min 14 sec

Remarks

Brewer on restoring stickers, camera alternative, and acknowledgments

Brewer argues for restoring stickers to improve compliance, notes she would prefer cameras on sanitation sweepers if Albany passed enabling legislation, thanks Speaker Menon, Chair Sanchez, DSNY leadership, and her staff, and closes by urging New Yorkers to move their cars.

0:07:02 8 sec

Procedure

Chair Sanchez hands to clerk for roll call vote on both bills

Sanchez thanks Brewer and turns the proceedings over to Committee Clerk William Martin to conduct a roll call vote on Intro 31A and Intro 92A, which are coupled together.

0:07:11 45 sec

ROLL CALL

Roll call vote on Intro 31A and Intro 92A

Clerk William Martin conducts the roll call. Chair Sanchez, Councilmembers Louis, Hanif, Ung, Zhuang, Hankerson, Maloney, Santosuosso, Thomas-Henry, and Wilson vote aye; Councilmember Vernikov votes no.

0:07:55 21 sec

VOTE OUTCOME

Vote result: 10-1, both Intro 31A and 92A adopted by committee

Clerk Martin announces the vote of 10 in the affirmative and 1 in the negative with no abstentions, adopting both items. Chair Sanchez closes the hearing and reminds members of the next hearing tomorrow.