The wacky — and dangerous — NYC bills that could soon be law: Sick leave for pets, abolished gang database and an elephant ban

What a bunch of silly billies!

Progressive Caucus City Council members are backing a dozen out-of-left-field bills, ranging from the potentially dangerous to the downright wacky, a Post analysis found.

Some of those bills push for standard-issue progressive pipe dreams, such as abolishing the NYPD’s gang database or setting a $30 minimum wage.

But others count as Grade A wack-a-doodle doozies — from banning elephants to letting pet owners take sick leave if their dogs are ill — by The Post’s reckoning.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/21/us-news/the-wacky-and-dangerous-nyc-bills-that-could-soon-be-law/