Susan Zhuang

District 43 Council Member, New York City Council

Email: District43@council.nyc.gov

Legislation filed this term

• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to voluntary environmental impact and energy use disclosures in city procurement of artificial intelligence tools (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to an affirmative defense for tickets issued to drivers licensed by the taxi and limousine commission for stopping and standing while assisting passengers with impaired mobility (Committee)
• Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, legislation authorizing the City of New York to provide a full exemption from real property taxation to homeowners eligible for the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) and whose household’s only source of income is Social Security (Laid Over in Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to advertising programs and services on digital platforms used by older adults (Committee)
• Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4252/A.10721, to provide for a continuation of senior citizen rent increase exemption or disability rent increase exemption benefits after a period of ineligibility due to a head of household’s temporary increase in income (Laid Over in Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to accelerating the opening of new businesses by coordinating required inspections (Enacted)
• Resolution in support of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium’s proposal to have Hudson Canyon, the largest submarine canyon on the Atlantic coast of the United States, declared a national marine sanctuary (Committee)
• A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct a study on healthcare facilities and older adults (Committee)
• Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.4805/A.4984, which would shift income verification responsibilities for the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) from local governments to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (Laid Over in Committee)
• Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, S.3563/A.10927, to permit other qualifying members of a household to qualify for the disability rent increase exemption (Laid Over in Committee)
• Resolution calling on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign, A.9298 and a companion bill in the Senate, which would enact the “Next-Gen Civics Act,” providing hands-on, project-based civic education to students in grades nine through 12 (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to installing safety signs near schools (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to exempting or partially exempting seniors and certain persons with disabilities from penalties for failing to remove snow or ice from sidewalks, crosswalks, curbs and other locations (Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a study on how social and economic factors affect access to special education programs and services (Laid Over in Committee)
• A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to creating a SNAP anti-fraud officer and fraud awareness campaign (Laid Over in Committee)

Committees

• Committee of the Whole, Member
• Committee on Aging, Member
• Committee on Education, Member
• Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation, Member
• Committee on Housing and Buildings, Member
• Committee on Oversight and Investigations, Member
• Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, Member