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

• File #: Int 0499-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Allowing corporations, partnerships and other business entities to obtain newsstand licenses, and to repeal section 20-241 of the administrative code.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/14/2018
• In control: Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing
• On agenda: 2/14/2018
• Final action: 11/21/2021
• 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; and to repeal section 20-241 of the administrative code of the city of New York
• Sponsors: Karen Koslowitz, Ben Kallos, Carlina Rivera

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/22/2021	A	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
11/21/2021	A	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
10/21/2021	A	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
10/21/2021	A	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
10/21/2021	*	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Hearing Held by Committee
10/21/2021	*	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Amendment Proposed by Comm
10/21/2021	*	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Amended by Committee
10/21/2021	A	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Approved by Committee	Pass
9/15/2021	*	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Hearing Held by Committee
9/15/2021	*	Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing	Laid Over by Committee
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
2/14/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 499-A

By Council Members Koslowitz, Kallos and Rivera

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; and to repeal section 20-241 of the administrative code of the city of New York
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Subdivision f of section 20-228 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 5 for the year 2013, is amended to read as follows:
f. Stoop line stand. A stand or booth operated on a sidewalk for the sale or display of the articles enumerated in subdivision b of section 20-233 of this subchapter, which shall be subject to the restrictions and requirements of sections 20-233 through [20-241] 20-241.1 of this subchapter.
? 2. Section 20-228 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision g, to read as follows:
g. Dependent child. A child or stepchild who is financially dependent on a parent or guardian.
? 3. 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, each shareholder of such corporation, each partner of such partnership, each member of such limited liability company or each principal of such other association, respectively, shall have no other income, excluding investment income, whi...