The New York City Council - File #: Int 0499-2018

• File #: Int 0499-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Allowing corporations, partnerships and other business entities to obtain newsstand licenses.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 2/14/2018
• In control: Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
• On agenda: 2/14/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing corporations, partnerships and other business entities to obtain newsstand licenses
• Sponsors: Karen Koslowitz

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 499

By Council Member Koslowitz

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing corporations, partnerships and other business entities to obtain newsstand licenses
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Section 20-228 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new subdivisions g and h, to read as follows:
g. Emancipated child. Any daughter, son, step-daughter or step-son who is at least eighteen years of age and who is financially independent.
h. Unemancipated child. Any daughter, son, step-daughter or step-son who is under the age of eighteen, unmarried and living in the same household.
? 2. Section 20-229 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law 64 for the year 2003, is amended to read as follows:
? 20-229 License required. a. No person shall [maintain or] operate a newsstand or newsstands unless licensed pursuant to this subchapter, and unless [the operation of the newsstand is his or her principal employment]such person has no other income, excluding investment income, which exceeds the income such person earns from the operation of the newsstand or newsstands; provided, however, that if such person is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other association, only one shareholder of such corporation, one partner of such partnership, one member of such limited liability company or one principal of such other association, respectively, must have no other income, excluding investment income, which exceeds the income such person earns from the operation of the newsstand or newsstands; and provided further, that if such shareholder, partner, member or principal is the child of the persons authorized to operate a newsstand, such child must be an emancipated child. No license shall be issued to [an individual]a person for the operation of a newsstand that...