In relation to a report and study on air conditioning in homeless shelters
NYC L.L. 2025/154
in effectL.L. 2025/154
Enactment date: 11/8/2025
Int. No. 1208-A
By Council Members Gutiérrez, Sanchez, Ayala, Cabán, Hanif, Banks, Louis, Hudson, Brannan, De La Rosa, Dinowitz, Banks and Won
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a report and study on air conditioning in homeless shelters
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 2. Study on air conditioning in shelters.
a. No later than 1 year after the effective date of this local law, the commissioner of social services shall deliver to the mayor and the speaker of the council a study assessing the needs required to install air conditioning in shelters, as such term is defined in section 21-155 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by section 1 of this local law. Such study shall include a table with the following forms of aggregate data that does not contain personally identifiable information for each shelter:
1. The name of the agency or entity operating such shelter or that is under contract or similar agreement with a provider for the operation of such shelter;
2. The borough in which such shelter is located;
3. The council district in which such shelter is located;
4. Whether such shelter has air conditioning;
5. If such shelter has air conditioning, whether such air conditioning is provided in congregate areas, sleeping areas, or both;
6. If such shelter has air conditioned congregate areas, (i) the ratio of air conditioned congregate areas to total congregate areas, and (ii) whether the air conditioning is provided through a central air system, an installed unit, or both;
7. If such shelter has air conditioned sleeping areas, (i) the ratio of air conditioned sleeping areas to total sleeping areas, and (ii) whether the air conditioning is provided through a central air system, an installed unit, or both;
8. Whether such shelter has any air conditioning central air system or installed units that did not function for a total of 72 hours or more in the previous calendar year;
9. Whether an air conditioning central air system has been installed in such shelter during the past 12 months, and if so, whether such system serves congregate areas, sleeping areas, or both;
10. Whether air conditioning installed units have been installed in such shelter during the past 12 months, and if so, whether such units were installed in congregate areas, sleeping areas, or both;
11. Whether the agency operating such shelter plans to install an air conditioning central air system within the next 12 months, and, if so, whether such central air system will serve only congregate areas, only sleeping areas, or both;
12. Whether the agency operating such shelter plans to install air conditioning units within the next 12 months, and, if so, whether such installed units will serve only congregate areas, only sleeping areas, or both; and
13. The building envelope rating or energy audit status of such shelter, if available.
b. For any shelter that does not have air conditioning in all congregate and sleeping areas and for which the agency, building owner, or provider operating such shelter does not plan to install air conditioning within the next 12 months, such study shall include the following additional information:
1. An estimate of the cost to install in such shelter a central air system in congregate areas, sleeping areas, or both; and
2. An analysis of the feasibility of installing in such shelter a central air system, air conditioning installed units, or both, in congregate areas, sleeping areas, or both, including the minimum amount of time to install such central air system or installed units.
c. For any shelter subject to subdivision b of this section that is owned and operated pursuant to contract with the city and for which the owner of the real property used for such shelter bears full responsibility for the maintenance of such shelter pursuant to such contract, the department of social services shall make such cost estimate based on information known or made available to the department of social services upon request to such owner.
§ 3. This local law takes effect immediately and section 2 of this local law expires and is deemed repealed upon submission of the report required by section 2 of this local law to the mayor and the speaker of the council. Upon such submission, the mayor shall notify the city clerk for the purpose of transmitting notice of such expiration and repeal to the New York state legislative bill drafting commission in furtherance of effectuating section 70-b of the public officers law, and the mayor shall notify the corporation counsel for the purpose of effectuating section 7-111 of the administrative code of the city of New York. Any failure to provide a notification described in this section shall not affect the effective date of any provision of this local law.
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-235139Fetched: 10/25/2026