New York A 9619: Relates to prohibiting residential and commercial properties from operating digital billboards or signs that use flashing, intermittent or moving lights near residential property

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A09619 Summary:

BILL NOA09619 

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Establishes the urban rail station and underpass lighting act to improve lighting in rail stations and underpasses located in cities with a population of over one million; establishes a pilot program requiring the replacement of lighting in at least three high-density rail corridors; creates the infrastructure grant program for lighting urban rail stations and underpasses to provide matching grants to municipalities and transportation authorities that improve lighting in certain rail stations and underpasses; relates to the handling of complaints about lighting at urban rail stations and underpasses by the 311 customer service center; provides for the repeal of the pilot program upon the expiration thereof.

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BILL NOA09619 

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01/21/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9619

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. HOOKS -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation

 AN ACT to establish an urban rail station and underpass lighting pilot
 program; to amend the transportation law, in relation to establishing
 an infrastructure grant program for lighting urban rail stations and
 underpasses; to amend the administrative code of the city of New York,
 in relation to the handling of complaints about lighting at urban rail
 stations and underpasses by the 311 customer service center; and
 providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration
 thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "urban rail
 2 station and underpass lighting act (URSULA)".
 3 § 2. The legislature finds that insufficient lighting under elevated
 4 train stations and rail underpasses creates safety hazards, contributes
 5 to higher crime rates, and impairs accessibility for pedestrians,
 6 cyclists, and motorists. Modern, energy-efficient lighting can reduce
 7 these risks, enhance visibility, and improve community well-being.
 8 In particular, corridors such as Roosevelt Avenue beneath the 7 train
 9 demonstrate the urgent need for comprehensive and uniform lighting
 10 solutions. These areas are heavily trafficked, commercially vital, and
 11 often cited by residents and businesses as unsafe due to inadequate
 12 lighting.
 13 § 3. Urban rail station and underpass lighting pilot program. 1. The
 14 commissioner of transportation, in consultation with the metropolitan
 15 transportation authority, shall establish and implement a pilot program
 16 to improve lighting in rail stations and underpasses located in cities
 17 with a population of over one million.
 18 2. The pilot program shall include at least three high-density rail
 19 corridors within two years of the effective date of this act, with
 20 priority to be given to Roosevelt Avenue under the 7 train. Selected
 21 corridors shall receive new lighting which is in compliance with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13833-02-6

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 1 nationally recognized safety standards, including those of the Illumi-
 2 nating Engineering Society (IES) or equivalent standards.
 3 (a) Lighting provided pursuant to this pilot program shall be either:
 4 (i) continuous Wabash-style lighting along the underside of elevated
 5 structures; or (ii) pedestrian-scale lighting posts at intervals not to
 6 exceed twenty-five feet for underpass spans and fifteen to twenty feet
 7 for pedestrian pathways.
 8 (b) When selecting light fixtures to be installed pursuant to such
 9 pilot program, priority shall be given to LED, solar-powered, or other
 10 sustainable technologies.
 11 3. The department of transportation, in conjunction with the metropol-
 12 itan transportation authority shall conduct regular inspections of sites
 13 selected for participat