Harvey D. Epstein

Voting record

1,639 floor votes in the 2025–2026 session · 1,519 Aye, 5 Nay, 115 Absent · showing the 20 most recent.

• Int 0813-2026Refusing renew, suspending, or revoking a license of a tobacco retail dealer or an electronic cigarette retail dealer that has violated certain authorization requirements of the cannabis law.aye
• Res 0616-2026LU 105 - Zoning, 63-02 Fresh Pond Road Rezoning, Queens (N 260156 ZRQ).aye
• Res 0615-2026LU 104 - Zoning, 63-02 Fresh Pond Road Rezoning, Queens (C 260155 ZMQ).aye
• Res 0614-2026LU 97 - Zoning, 50-20 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (N 250254 ZRQ).aye
• Res 0613-2026LU 96 - Zoning, 50-20 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (C 250253 ZMQ).aye
• Res 0612-2026LU 117 - Zoning, Flatiron NoMad Major Concessions, Manhattan (C 260123 MCM).aye
• Res 0611-2026LU 114 - Landmarks, Queens CD 2 Walk to Park Site Selection/Acquisition, Queens (C 260089 PCQ).aye
• Res 0605-2026New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 655-A.aye
• Res 0595-2026Approving the new designation and changes in the designation of certain organizations to receive funding in the Expense Budget.aye
• Res 0592-2026New York State Environmental Quality Review Act setting forth findings of the Council concerning the environmental review conducted for Proposed Int. No. 894-A.aye
• Res 0395-2026Prohibiting increases in rates of homeowners’ insurance in excess of twenty-five percent per year. (S.6356/A.4188)aye
• Res 0389-2026Automobile Insurance Consumer Information Act. (S.1196/A.3893)aye
• Res 0387-2026Mitigate the rising cost of property insurance for affordable housing. (A.07828A/S.07939, A.9015 and A.9016A)aye
• LU 0117-2026Zoning, Flatiron NoMad Major Concessions, Manhattan (C 260123 MCM).aye
• LU 0114-2026Landmarks, Queens CD 2 Walk to Park Site Selection/Acquisition, Queens (C 260089 PCQ).aye
• LU 0105-2026Zoning, 63-02 Fresh Pond Road Rezoning, Queens (N 260156 ZRQ).aye
• LU 0104-2026Zoning, 63-02 Fresh Pond Road Rezoning, Queens (C 260155 ZMQ).aye
• LU 0097-2026Zoning, 50-20 108th Street Rezoning, Queens (N 250254 ZRQ).aye
• Int 1002-2026Establish a temporary program to resolve outstanding judgments imposed by the environmental control board.aye
• Int 0935-2026Quarterly reporting on confirmed firearm discharges.aye

Assembly floor votes via LegiScan, 2025–2026 session.

Bills sponsored

21 bills prime-sponsored this Council term, newest first.

• Int 0999-2026Establishing temporary Legionnaires’ disease testing sites and a digital map of testing sites.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0998-2026Limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings.Committee
• Int 0968-2026Digital map of licensed animal boarding establishments and an awareness campaign about the dangers of using unlicensed boarding establishments.Committee
• Int 0930-2026Prohibiting city agencies from procuring eggs laid by hens for human consumption that are not organic or free-range.Committee
• Int 0931-2026A mobile drinking fountain program.Committee
• Int 0912-2026Prohibiting the sale of birds in pet shops.Committee
• Int 0896-2026Prohibiting city agencies from procuring non-compostable, single-use cups.Committee
• Int 0867-2026Public notice of open meetings and the online publication of such notice.Committee
• Int 0865-2026Minimum required distance between a primary building entrance and a sidewalk cafe.Committee
• Int 0866-2026Requiring the posting of notification signs regarding upcoming disruptive work.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0864-2026Pilot program for collecting dog feces at dog runs for the purpose of composting.Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• Int 0813-2026Refusing renew, suspending, or revoking a license of a tobacco retail dealer or an electronic cigarette retail dealer that has violated certain authorization requirements of the cannabis law.Reported from Committee
• Int 0814-2026Citizen enforcement program for illegal disposal of household or commercial refuse in public litter baskets.Committee
• Int 0815-2026Lighting controls for street lighting fixtures.Committee
• Int 0789-2026Court supervised release program court notification requirements.Committee
• Int 0531-2026Prohibiting the sale of glue trapsCommittee
• Int 0532-2026Establishing a pilot program to install drinking fountains on fire hydrants and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof.Committee
• Int 0177-2026A student loan financial counseling program.Enacted
• Int 0178-2026Establishing an office of conversion assistance.Committee
• Int 1510-2025Student loan financial counseling program.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1509-2025Establishing an office of conversion assistance.Filed (End of Session)

Bills co-sponsored

191 bills co-sponsored this Council term, newest first.

• Int 1015-2026Abatement of taxation for alterations and improvements to certain multiple dwellings.Committee
• Int 0994-2026Requiring third-party food delivery services to maintain liability insurance.Committee
• Int 1016-2026Establishing a Legionnaires’ disease hotline.Committee
• Int 1010-2026Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for the senior citizen homeowner’s exemption and the disabled homeowner’s exemption.Committee
• Int 1017-2026Requiring analyses of cooling towers associated with Legionnaires’ disease clusters.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 1006-2026Cleaning requirements for cooling towers.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0996-2026Reporting on children present at arrests.Committee
• Int 1005-2026Education and outreach about Legionnaires’ disease and disease outbreaks.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 1013-2026Requiring public education on benefits for those harmed by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.Committee
• Int 1009-2026Licensing of businesses that engage individuals to sell tickets in public spaces.Committee
• Int 0995-2026Requiring that police officers be trained on laws and policies related to the use of physical restraints on pregnant and postpartum individuals.Committee
• Int 1008-2026Protecting the health insurance coverage and contribution for Medicare-eligible retired employees of the city of New York and their Medicare-eligible dependents.Committee
• Int 0970-2026Enhanced street cleaning and litter basket services in nightlife districts.Committee
• Int 0978-2026Increasing the maximum income level qualifying for exemption from rent increases granted to certain senior citizens and persons with disabilities.Committee
• Int 0971-2026Mandating that the department of consumer and worker protection conduct a comprehensive one-time study and publish its findings on the economic effects of private equity firms on small businesses in New York city.Committee
• Int 0981-2026A task force to study options and make recommendations for a plan to implement a municipal public bank.Committee
• Int 0956-2026The naming of 103 thoroughfares and public places.Enacted
• Int 0957-2026Rip current signs at beaches under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation.Committee
• Int 0948-2026Requiring the 311 customer service center to provide 311 users with the opportunity share their personal contact information with a relevant council member.Committee
• Int 0926-2026Monthly reporting on unauthorized occupancies of and reclamation efforts concerning New York city housing authority dwelling units.Committee
• Int 0949-2026Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to create and make available on their website LGBTQI+ health and gender-affirming care resources and a searchable map of LGBTQI+ health services.Committee
• Int 0953-2026Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost to a patient at all of its sexual health clinics.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0929-2026A transparency report regarding New York city police department security perimeters adjacent to educational facilities.Enacted
• Int 0955-2026Accelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections.Enacted
• Int 0943-2026Prohibiting the operation of horse drawn cabs.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0944-2026Discounted bike share rate for CUNY students.Committee
• Int 0954-2026Requiring signs regarding penalties for assaulting retail, bodega, deli, and dukkan workers.Committee
• Int 0922-2026Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct a study on healthcare facilities and older adults.Committee
• Int 0905-2026Giving qualified entities a first opportunity to submit a statement of interest and a first opportunity to purchase certain properties.Committee
• Int 0891-2026Prohibiting surveillance pricing.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0902-2026Mental health protocols for pregnant and postpartum individuals in the custody of the department of correction.Committee
• Int 0910-2026Repeal section 28-103.22 of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to outreach on security grille visibility requirements, penalties for non-conforming security grilles and the retroactive application of security grille requirements.Enacted
• Int 0899-2026Trade waste management and disposal for construction, alterations, and demolition.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0901-2026Payment of invoices during pending contract modifications on human services contracts.Committee
• Int 0895-2026Distribution of information about student transfer rights.Committee
• Int 0898-2026Installation of protective devices for seniors and persons with a disability who reside in multiple dwellings, and the provision of a tax abatement for certain related installations.Committee
• Int 0908-2026Digital verification of food protection certificates and penalties for failure to maintain a physical certificate on premises.Committee
• Int 0900-2026Requiring payment of undisputed invoice amounts under city contracts.Committee
• Int 0877-2026Prohibiting businesses from setting a minimum purchase requirement greater than $10 for credit card transactions.Committee
• Int 0862-2026Establishing a homebuyer financial assistance program and mandating a minimum number of homebuyers to be assisted annually.Committee
• Int 0860-2026Inspection and enforcement of street numbers on buildings.Committee
• Int 0874-2026Establishing a legacy business registry and preservation fund.Committee
• Int 0857-2026Requiring the department of sanitation to install and refill dog waste bag dispensers on public litter baskets.Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• Int 0861-2026Education and outreach campaign regarding the housing choice voucher homeownership program.Committee
• Int 0872-2026Public education and outreach campaign regarding the removal of dog waste, and to repeal such local law upon the expiration thereof.Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• Int 0881-2026Master plan for the redevelopment of Rikers Island for sustainability and resiliency purposes.Committee
• Int 0825-2026Department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0845-2026Requiring the department of transportation to install lighting under elevated train lines.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0842-2026Requiring quarterly reporting on lawful source of income discrimination in housing accommodations.Committee
• Int 0843-2026Establishing a program to provide public notification of school emergencies.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0844-2026Licensing massage therapy businesses.Committee
• Int 0846-2026Ferry service to Willets Point.Committee
• Int 0853-2026Requiring a study on how language access needs, income, and geographic location affect access to special education programs and services.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0839-2026Making the certification of no harassment pilot program permanent and adding criteria for inclusion of certain buildings in the program.Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• Int 0841-2026A pilot program to establish a pet food pantry.Committee
• Int 0811-2026Requiring the department of sanitation to clean and maintain all city-owned vacant lots.Committee
• Int 0837-2026A public outreach and education program regarding Hajj and Umrah-related scams.Enacted
• Int 0816-2026Limiting the documentation of housing history required as part of an application for shelter by a family with children.Committee
• Int 0801-2026Creating apprenticeships for early childhood education.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0803-2026Prohibiting the sale and distribution of plastic confetti.Committee
• Int 0786-2026Procedures for and reporting on curing ballots for voters in department of correction custody.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0804-2026The maximum allowable illuminance of residential outdoor lighting fixtures.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0795-2026Requiring the installation of outdoor drinking fountains in parks under the jurisdiction of the department of parks and recreation and in other public places.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0805-2026A cool pavement pilot project in parks.Enacted
• Int 0806-2026The development of a citywide wildlife management plan.Enacted
• Int 0787-2026Reporting on targeted traffic enforcement operations by the police department.Committee
• Int 0796-2026Regulating the police department’s response to first amendment events.Committee
• Int 0784-2026An outreach and education campaign on dog licensing.Committee
• Int 0785-2026Requiring each police precinct to train and designate at least one uniformed officer as an animal cruelty liaison.Committee
• Int 0783-2026Dog bite incidents.Committee
• Int 0781-2026Requiring food service establishments to permit the use of reusable cups provided by customers.Committee
• Int 0730-2026Requiring water quality testing and the posting of water quality testing results online.Enacted
• Int 0757-2026Establishment of the minimum wage.Committee
• Int 0729-2026Requiring pharmacies and food retail stores to staff self-service checkout areas and impose a 15-item maximum for self-service checkout purchases to help combat retail theft.Committee
• Int 0736-2026Removal of solid waste and recyclable materials and reducing distribution of single-use items at street activities, and to repeal section 16-326 of such code.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0692-2026Workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof.Enacted
• Int 0685-2026Establishing an office of insurance affordability.Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• Int 0719-2026Establishing procedures for blood alcohol level testing of a uniformed member of the police department whose discharge of a firearm results in physical injury to or death of an individual.Committee
• Int 0717-2026Requiring the department of buildings to inform property owners of permit sign-off requirements.Committee
• Int 0721-2026Parking permits for medical residents.Committee
• Int 0716-2026A study on the feasibility of achieving zero greenhouse gas emissions.Committee
• Int 0689-2026Notice of intent to sell tax liens.Committee
• Int 0688-2026Requiring temporary parking restrictions on the streets surrounding temporary street closures.Committee
• Int 0656-2026Setting maximum amounts for certain member usage fees charged by a bike share operator.Committee
• Int 0654-2026Hazardous obstruction by vehicles and civilian complaints to the department of transportation for hazardous obstruction violations.Committee
• Int 0533-2026Creating a good food purchasing program.Committee
• Int 0595-2026Requiring that people in the custody and staff of the department of correction have access to gender-affirming items and medical devices.Committee
• Int 0518-2026Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0547-2026Amending the icon for added sugar warning labels and the amount for civil penalties, and to repeal subdivision b of section 17-199.18 in relation thereto.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0609-2026Prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes.Committee
• Int 0610-2026Notification of intent to alter or demolish certain rent regulated housing accommodations.Committee
• Int 0604-2026The sale and use of diesel-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers.Committee
• Int 0603-2026Universal summer youth program plan.Committee
• Int 0580-2026Establishing an office of child care and early childhood education to oversee the planning and implementation of child care for any child who resides in the city at no cost to a parent, stepparent, guardian, or relative of such child.Enacted
• Int 0525-2026Department of health and mental hygiene posting worker guidance for best practices for protecting workers from extreme weather.Committee
• Int 0590-2026Keeping, restraint, or possession of elephants.Committee
• Int 0684-2026Study on how language access needs and geographic location affect access to early elementary gifted and talented programs.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0622-2026Eligibility for and access to special vehicle identification parking permits.Committee
• Int 0419-2026Qualifications of individuals to perform periodic inspection, test and maintenance fire and smoke dampers and smoke control systems.Committee
• Int 0428-2026Limiting the use of facial recognition technology in residential buildings.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0248-2026Automatic enrollment of eligible individuals in city-created benefit programs.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0434-2026Requiring specified employers to provide time off for preventative medical screening to their employees.Committee
• Int 0244-2026Prohibiting the sale and rental of class three bicycles with electric assist.Committee
• Int 0432-2026Requiring that the DOT repair broken curbs as part of resurfacing projects.Committee
• Int 0461-2026Prohibiting the denial of crime victim services to gang affiliated individuals.Committee
• Int 0451-2026Requiring the city to report on the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0452-2026Establishing wage requirements for city-contracted human services workers.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0453-2026Provision of mental health services for children visiting incarcerated individuals.Committee
• Int 0460-2026Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database.Committee
• Int 0447-2026Information regarding alternatives to incarceration and alternatives to detention programs for youth.Committee
• Int 0459-2026Requiring police precincts to develop plans for identifying and responding to individuals with special needs.Committee
• Int 0458-2026An advisory board on crossing guard deployment.Committee
• Int 0414-2026Creation of a three-digit gun violence intervention hotline.Committee
• Int 0413-2026Establishing an office of black male excellence.Committee
• Int 0412-2026Requiring the disclosure of school admissions policies and procedures.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0404-2026Cleaning and maintenance of city property.Committee
• Int 0408-2026Establishing a pilot program to match small businesses with social media content creators for assistance with marketing and advertising, and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.Committee
• Int 0457-2026Reporting on crossing guard deployment.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0439-2026Containment, labeling, and removal of shopping carts.Committee
• Int 0441-2026Establishing a task force to examine disparities in contracting.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0440-2026Report on community engagement by city contractors.Committee
• Int 0438-2026Establishing mental health services for two afterschool programs administered by the department of youth and community development.Committee
• Int 0443-2026Requiring the department of homeless services to designate eligibility specialists at shelters.Committee
• Int 0511-2026Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.Committee
• Int 0001-2026A plan regarding security perimeters adjacent to places of religious worship.Enacted
• Int 0365-2026Requiring the department of housing preservation and development to schedule subsequent inspections of dwelling units.Committee
• Int 0369-2026Establishing organic waste composting facilities in each borough.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0359-2026Utilizing city-owned lots for energy storage systems.Committee
• Int 0356-2026Collection and sale of organic waste and compost by community composters.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0403-2026Creating a department of community safetyCommittee
• Int 0355-2026Organic waste recycling by city agencies.Enacted
• Int 0353-2026Creating a commercial waste zones working group.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0320-2026Codifying the official flag of the borough of Staten Island.Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
• Int 0303-2026Maximum working hours for home care employees.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0307-2026Establishing a universal application and recertification system for the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and disability rent increase exemption program.Committee
• Int 0305-2026Prohibiting no-pet clauses from leases for unsubsidized units in multiple dwellings.Committee
• Int 0309-2026Discounted bike share rate for seniors.Committee
• Int 0294-2026Discounted bike share rate for public school students aged 16 or older.Committee
• Int 0261-2026Prohibiting the city of New York from contracting with entities engaged in immigration enforcement.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0196-2026Modifying the sodium warning at designated food service establishments.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0181-2026Requiring building owners to provide shower hoses and informational materials on Legionnaires’ disease to tenants.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0163-2026A study and report on the feasibility of providing ferry service to Inwood.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0159-2026Capping renewable energy credits to 10% of a building’s electricity emissions in excess of its limit.Committee
• Int 0154-2026Protections for construction workers from extreme heat.Committee
• Int 0131-2026The definition of gender in the human rights law.Committee
• Int 0140-2026Requiring bird friendly materials in certain existing buildings and the development of a bird friendly materials workforce.Committee
• Int 0134-2026Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.Committee
• Int 0220-2026A report and map of historical African American burial sites.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0223-2026Prohibiting the sale of electronic cigarettes that resemble school supplies.Committee
• Int 0226-2026Requiring the New York City Police Department to report on arrests of individuals under eighteen years of age.Committee
• Int 0225-2026Accessing biographical information pertaining to ceremonial street signs through quick response codes.Committee
• Int 0218-2026Annual study to identify non-operational schools and the subsequent removal of speed cameras from eliminated school speed zones.Committee
• Int 0101-2026CityFHEPS application response times.Committee
• Int 0100-2026Requiring reporting of lease-up times for housing vouchers.Committee
• Int 0093-2026The bicycle parking station program.Enacted
• Int 0055-2026Signage describing certain constitutional and legal protections.Enacted
• Int 0069-2026Prohibiting city agencies from procuring single-use water containers.Committee
• Int 0062-2026Department of citywide administrative services conducting a study to assess the feasibility of a reimbursement program for civil service applicants who did not receive an employment offer before their eligible list expired.Committee
• Int 0061-2026Creating a business directory for New York city housing authority tenant-owned businesses and establishing a marketing campaign to highlight the New York city housing authority tenant-owned business directory.Committee
• Int 0070-2026Preventing interference of sidewalk sheds in parks and playgrounds.Committee
• Int 0031-2026Expanding the categories of establishments that may be subject to requirements regarding the disposal of commercial organic waste, and to repeal subdivision h of section 16-306.1 of such code.Enacted
• Int 0096-2026Privacy of communications of individuals in the custody of the department of correction.Committee
• Int 0090-2026Lease agreements concerning storefront premises.Committee
• Int 0053-2026Regulation of indirect sources of air pollution.Committee
• Int 0048-2026Translating the citizen’s air complaint program portal into the designated citywide languages.Committee
• Int 0313-2026Resources for cleanup and enforcement of dumping.Committee
• Int 0312-2026Requiring that certain contact information be posted at work sites.Committee
• Int 0311-2026Requiring the police department’s property clerk to look for a claimant’s identification in seized property upon request.Committee
• Int 0405-2026Nutrition standards and beverage options for children’s meals served in food service establishments.Committee
• Int 0213-2026Prohibiting places or providers of public accommodation from using biometric recognition technology and protecting any biometric identifier information collected.Laid Over in Committee
• Int 0416-2026A pilot program regarding cleanliness and snow and ice removal from bus shelters, bike share stations, and public communications structures.Enacted
• Int 0209-2026Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.Committee
• Int 0291-2026Requiring the commissioner of health and mental hygiene to report deaths by suicide that occur in the city and suicide-related behavior among youth.Enacted
• Int 0502-2026Establishing a commission to review the salaries of elected officials in New York City and make recommendations regarding those salaries.Enacted
• Int 1504-2025Prohibiting the sale of glue traps.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1524-2025Creating a department of community safety.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1499-2025Containment, labeling, and removal of shopping carts.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1433-2025Citywide percentage of rental units in projects receiving city financial assistance that must be 2- and 3-bedroom units and amending the city’s fair housing plan.Vetoed
• Int 1412-2025Redefining terms concerning immigration enforcement to account for current enforcement practices, and prohibiting the maintenance of an office or quarters on property under the jurisdiction of the DOC by federal immigration authorities.Enacted
• Int 1396-2025Requiring the licensing of last-mile facilities.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1332-2025Wrongful deactivation of app-based contracted delivery workers.Enacted
• Int 1283-2025Prohibiting the selling of untethered plastic bottle caps.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1180-2025Capping renewable energy credits to 10% of a building’s electricity emissions in excess of its limit.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 1138-2024Prohibiting standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 0967-2024Carriage horses and horse drawn cabs.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 0910-2024Establishment of community hiring and compensation standards for city-assisted housing development projects.Enacted
• Int 0902-2024Giving qualified entities a first opportunity to submit a statement of interest and a first opportunity to purchase certain properties.Vetoed
• Int 0625-2024Housing decisions for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 0214-2024Creating a private right of action related to civil immigration detainers and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.Filed (End of Session)
• Int 0431-2024Expanding business licensing and regulatory compliance of all mobile food and general vendors.Enacted
• Int 0276-2024Wrongful deactivation of high-volume for-hire vehicle drivers.Enacted