REMARKS
Overview of the Citizens Air Complaint Program
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Council Member Gennaro provides an overview of the Citizens Air Complaint Program, established in 2019 to improve enforcement of the city's anti-idling provisions.
- The program allows New Yorkers to submit evidence of idling online
- Complainants receive a percentage of any violation collected from alleged idlers
- Tens of thousands of complaints have been submitted annually since the program's inception
- The program has led to over 170,000 idling cases brought before the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
James F. Gennaro
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To better enforce the city's provisions on idling, The city established the citizen error compliant portal in 2019, which allows New Yorkers to submit evidence of idling online in exchange for a percentage of any violation collected for the alleged idler.
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Since then, New Yorkers have submitted tens of thousands of complaints annually.
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So that's a lot.
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This enforcement program of the city's idling laws has undoubtedly helped to improve air quality as evidenced by the more than 170,000 idling cases brought before the office of administrative of administrative trials and hearings, known as oath.
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However, the civilian enforcement program needs to be improved.
