{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-l.l.-2002-023","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2002/023","heading":"L.L. 2002/023","body":"Enactment date: 8/27/2002\n\nInt. No. 14-B\n\nBy Council Members Moskowitz and Gallagher; also Council Members Comrie, Sanders, Jr. and Golden\n\nA Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to newsracks.\n\nBe it enacted by the Council as follows:\n\nSection 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The Council finds that the unregulated placement and maintenance of newsracks on the City's sidewalks present an inconvenience and danger to the safety and welfare of persons using such sidewalks, including pedestrians, persons entering and leaving vehicles and buildings, and persons performing essential utility, traffic control and emergency services. Further, the proliferation of unregulated newsracks has a deleterious impact on the appearance of such sidewalks and the City in general. The Council recognizes, however, that the dissemination of newspapers and other written matter is in the public interest, and that any governmental action with respect to such dissemination must be consistent with the protection accorded a free press by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. To accommodate these interests in a complementary and mutually advantageous manner, the Council adopts this local law.\n\n* * *\n\n[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]\n\n* * *\n\n§ 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a newsrack placed or installed on any sidewalk as of the effective date of this local law may continue to remain in such location until sixty days after the effective date of this local law. Thereafter, any such newsrack may remain in such location only if such newsrack is in compliance with the provisions of this local law.\n\n§ 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no person shall be subject to the imposition of criminal liability for any violation of section 19-128.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York as added by section two of this local law.\n\n§ 5. This local law shall take effect one hundred and eighty days after its enactment into law, except that the commissioner of transportation shall be authorized to take such administrative actions deemed necessary to effectuate the provisions of this local law prior to its effective date.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","2002"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"5b9cf91f4a1b536425bee438c391b4a4a061db3a6c7f2cafcadc94b502dcea13","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-l.l.-2002-020","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-l.l.-2002-024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}