{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-902","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 902","heading":"Section 902. Commission on human rights.","body":"a. The New York city commission on human rights is hereby established and continued.\n\nb. The commission has general jurisdiction and power to eliminate and prevent unlawful discrimination by enforcing the provisions of chapter 1 of title 8 of the administrative code and also has the powers conferred upon such commission by such title and all other applicable laws in furtherance of the elimination and prevention of such unlawful discrimination. The commission may, in addition, take such other actions as may be provided by law against prejudice, intolerance, bigotry and unlawful discrimination and has the powers and duties conferred by this chapter and any other law in furtherance of such purposes. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the powers of the corporation counsel pursuant to applicable law.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 40: New York City Human Rights Commission"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"4ee4414e1550ec211191f164b33102843fe0f12e1ee7ce056177d0590dc58dfd","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-901","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}