NYC Council Member Chris Banls - 42nd District
Office of City Council Member Chris Banks
Chris Banks, NYC Council Member of the 42nd Council District, covering East New York, Brownsville and Canarsie
New York City Council Deputy Leader Chris Banks announced that Local Law 155 of 2025 officially went into effect on May 8, alongside the launch of a new educational social media campaign designed to inform residents about the law’s protections for emergency assistance grant applicants. The legislation creates digital notification requirements for both applicants and landlords when emergency housing assistance grants are approved, helping to prevent evictions caused by delayed or lost mail. The law was inspired by a constituent in Brooklyn’s 42nd Council District who was evicted after a grant payment check never reached her landlord.
This Matters to New Yorkers
Local Law 155 addresses a major issue facing vulnerable New Yorkers who rely on emergency housing assistance to avoid eviction. By requiring digital notifications when grants are approved, the law adds another layer of communication that can help tenants and landlords confirm payments more quickly and reduce the risk of unnecessary displacement. In communities already facing housing instability and affordability challenges, the legislation aims to help keep residents housed and prevent avoidable homelessness caused by administrative or mailing issues.
New York City Council Deputy Leader Chris Banks announces Local Law 155 going into effect, with launch of educational social media video.
Today, New York City Council Deputy Leader Chris Banks representing the communities of East New York, Brownsville, East Flatbush, Canarsie, and Remsen Village debuted an educational social media video to inform constituents about his legislation, Local Law 155 of 2025 going into effect on May 8th, 2026.
The video which debuted today on Facebook and Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter), depicts how this new legislation will provide digital notifications to applicants for emergency assistance grants, and landlords, helping to ensure that constituents stay in their homes when these grants have been approved. The legislation was introduced after a constituent from the 42nd Council District was evicted, when the check for her emergency assistance grant was lost in the mail, and not received by her landlord.
This legislation will help to ensure that constituents do not face inappropriate evictions due to delayed or lost mail, This commonsense legislation will help to prevent constituents from becoming unhoused, when support has been approved, that will keep them in their homes, said New York City Council Deputy Leader, Chris Banks, District 42 Brooklyn.
You can watch the Local Law 155 video here:
https://x.com/cmchrisbanks42/status/2052780944646381606?s=46
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1N7B4J4Cym/?mibextid=wwXIfr
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYFXJmADAaE/?igsh=NWJqeHh0NGFyZHZx
Media Contact:
Michael Lambert, [email protected]; 929-502-0699
SOURCE: Office of New York City Council Deputy Leader, Chris Banks
