Directs the department of state and the public service commission to study and report upon the prevalence of the disclosure by public utilities, cable television companies and cellular telephone service providers to credit reporting agencies of late payments and defaults in payment of fees and charges by consumers.
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to engage in cooperative purchasing; authorizes intergovernmental agreements between public agencies.
Imposes certain governance and reporting requirements on the New York city housing authority; requires the establishment of a training program for board members of NYCHA; makes related provisions.
Provides that in the city of New York, a part of the court shall be devoted to actions and proceedings where: every party to the proceeding is a natural person; or the petitioner alleges in its petition that it is a "small landlord"; makes related provisions.