Requires the terms of a motor vehicle sales contract entered into in the city of New York to be written in the language in which such contract was negotiated; requires retail motor vehicle dealers who negotiate primarily in any language other than English to deliver to the consumer a translation of such contract in the language in which such contract was negotiated; provides remedies to aggrieved consumers. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CITIES

Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: CITIES

Relates to establishing an independent inspector general of the city of New York police department. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: CITIES

Provides for appointment of an actuary by the board of trustees tasked with administering police pension funds, as opposed to the board of estimate. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CITIES

Prohibits the operation of horse drawn cabs in the city of New York; defines the circumstances under which sale or disposal of a horse shall be deemed humane. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Enacts the New York city department of buildings community accountability act. / Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: CITIES

Prohibits vendors from vending on Hillside Avenue and Union Turnpike, in the area between 248th Street and the Nassau county border, and on 76th Avenue, in the area between 263rd Street and the Nassau county border, in Jamaica, county of Queens. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Relates to health insurance coverage for surviving spouses or domestic partners of members of the Metropolitan transportation authority who are enrolled in a health insurance plan. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CITIES

Establishes the "New York city construction safety task force" to advise the city on issues related to safety in the construction industry in New York city and to propose changes in rules and regulations, licensing requirements, enforcement, training and any other issue concerning safety in the construction industry; provides for not less than thirty-eight members; requires that a report be issued annually to the mayor of the city of New York, the New York city council, governor, temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly; requires such report to include, but not be limited to, statistics on accidents and injuries occurring on construction sites. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Relates to the method of payment on delinquent real property taxes, sewer rents, sewer surcharges, water rents, or any other charges that are made a lien; requires certified check or money order. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation and requires representation on the board from each borough. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee: CITIES

Establishes a tax table benefit recapture for joint returns over $250,000, individual returns over $150,000 and head of household returns over $180,000; makes changes to the New York city personal income tax rates. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee: CITIES

Relates to permits for cellular antennas in the city of New York. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Enacts the traffic safety compliance act relative to requests for and study of implementation of traffic control devices in the city; creates an independent advisory board. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Requires the taxi and limousine commission of the city of New York to develop procedures for requiring inspection stickers to be visible to the general public and indicate the date for the next subsequent inspection date. / Sponsor: SAMPSON Committee: CITIES

Permits any remaining time available on a muni-meter receipt to be used at more than one parking location and provides such receipt shall be an affirmative defense for a violation. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: CITIES

Requires that one of the members of the board of standards and appeals be a financial analyst with professional qualifications and at least ten years experience as a financial analyst. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES

Relates to payment of legal fees incurred by cooperative corporations or condominiums in connection with tax certiorari proceedings. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CITIES

Provides that assessed values of cooperative units and condominiums shall not increase by more than 3% in the two years following resolution of tax certiorari proceedings. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: CITIES

Grants concurrent jurisdiction to department of agriculture and markets and the city of New York department of health and mental hygiene over grocery stores and farmers' markets. / Sponsor: AVELLA Committee: CITIES