PETITION TARGET: New York City Council
More than one billion birds die in the United States every year from crashing into buildings. For those who don’t die on impact, 60% suffer and succumb to their injuries later.
New York City has been working to reduce the number of birds colliding into their buildings for years.
Local Law 15, which took effect in January 2021, requires all newly constructed and significantly renovated buildings in NYC to incorporate bird-friendly designs and materials.
While this was an important step toward reducing bird injuries and deaths, it doesn’t address buildings already constructed.
Reintroduced legislation, or Intro 0140, goes beyond current law and addresses NYC buildings that already exist. If passed, it will require some current business, mercantile, and residential buildings with reflective glass to comply with the Building Code’s bird-friendly requirements, in accordance with the American Bird Conservancy’s standards.
Requiring bird-friendly updates for pre-2021 buildings would have a profoundly positive effect on the lives of the millions of birds who migrate through NYC every year.
Your signatures helped pass life-saving legislation for NYC birds before. Let’s keep the momentum going!
Sign our petition urging New York City Council Members to co-sponsor Intro 0140. By doing so, they will show their support for a bill that could help prevent thousands of innocent, confused birds from crashing into their city’s buildings every year.
