Biometrics / Facial Recognition - Public Accommodations Ban (Intro 213-2026, Hanif/Gutiérrez)
This bill would make it unlawful for any place or provider of public accommodation to use of biometric recognition technology to verify or identify a customer. It would also require places or providers of public accommodation to notify customers if biometric identifier information is collected and to require written consent before any biometric recognition technology could be used. Additionally, the bill would require any such information collected to be protected and for written policies regarding its use to be made available.
Biometrics / Facial Recognition - Residential Landlord Ban (Intro 428-2026, Rivera/Sanchez)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting the use of facial recognition technology in residential buildings
Abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database (Int 0460-2026, Stevens/Cabán)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to abolishing the criminal group database and prohibiting the establishment of a successor database
Public Accommodations Ban (Intro 217-2024, Hanif/Gutiérrez)
This bill would ban storefronts and other public accommodations from using facial recognition in surveillance cameras and other biometric surveillance, creating a private right of action for violations.
NYPD Out of Ring Neighbors Bill (Not Yet Introduced)
This bill would end the partnership between the NYPD and Amazon that allows the NYPD to participate in the ring neighbors program.
Abolish Gang Database (Intro 0798-2024, Stevens)
This bill would require NYPD to abolish its current Criminal Group Database and prohibit the use of any other surveillance and criminalization tools predicated on association, including gang or crew labels.