Relates to the placement of homeless shelters
Bill A 6909 requires all homeless shelters in New York City to be located at least 500 feet away from any transit facility, such as subway stations, bus stops, or train lines. This rule directly affects homeless shelters seeking to open or relocate within the city, as well as transit facilities like subway entrances or bus depots. The law defines "transit facility" broadly to include any infrastructure used for public passenger transportation, mail, or property transport. The policy change takes effect 90 days after the bill becomes law, applying specifically to NYC's administrative code.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action May 21, 2026
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MINOR
This bill adds a new restriction to the rules governing homeless shelters in New York City. Previously, shelters could only be banned from being near transit hubs; now, they are also prohibited from being located inside buildings that contain rent-controlled or rent-stabilized apartments.
Scope change
The bill expands the geographic and structural scope of the shelter placement ban to include the interior of existing affordable housing buildings.
REQUIREMENT
A new prohibition was added stating that no homeless shelter may be established within a building that has a rent-controlled or rent-stabilized dwelling unit.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was updated to reflect its amended status (A 6909A), and the legislative history was updated to show the bill was re-referred to the Committee on Cities after being amended.
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 6909A
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lester Chang
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Ari Brown
RRepublican
Co
Dave McDonough
RRepublican
Co
Jeff Gallahan
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Jodi Giglio
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Misha Novakhov
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Phil Palmesano
RRepublican
Co
Robert Smullen
RRepublican
Co
William Colton
DDemocratic
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