Renames the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument station"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8970A
SPONSOR: Glick TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to renaming the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square
subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christopher
Street-Stonewall National Monument station"; and to provide for the
repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the name of the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square station in
Manhattan to be "Christopher Street-.Stonewall National Monument"
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one directs the Metropolitan Transit Authority to rename the
Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station in Manhattan to
include reference to the Stonewall National Monument.
JUSTIFICATION:
Widely considered to be birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ civil rights
movement, the Stonewall Inn was the site of a series of protests by
LGBTQ+ New Yorkers against police raids on gay and lesbian bars in
Greenwich Village. In 2016, President Barack Obama officially designated
Stonewall Inn a National Monument - the first national monument to
LGBTQ+ history in the United States. With the addition of a new visitor
center dedicated to LGBTQ+ history in 2024, Stonewall National Monument
is a historic and inspiring destination for New Yorkers and tourists
alike. It should be honored as such in our transit navigation. This bill
will expand the name of the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square to subway
station to refer to Stonewall National Monument, both easing navigation
to the monument and showcasing New York's pride in its LGBTQ+ historical
landmarks.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8970--A
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2024
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT in relation to renaming the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square
subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line the "Christo-
pher Street-Stonewall National Monument station"; and to provide for
the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Upon a determination by the Metropolitan Transportation
2 Authority or the New York City Transit Authority that sufficient funds
3 have been committed to it specifically for such purpose, the
4 Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the public benefit corporation
5 created by section 1263 of the public authorities law, and the New
6 York City Transit Authority, the public benefit corporation created by
7 section 1201 of the public authorities law, shall use such specif-
8 ically committed funds to rename the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square
9 subway station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue line of the New York
10 city subway to the Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument
11 station. The MTA shall ensure that all signs, maps and any other items
12 issued by the MTA are updated to accurately reflect the new name of
13 the station within such time and in such manner as the MTA shall deem
14 appropriate.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
16 expire and be repealed after the signs, maps and any other items are
17 accurately updated. The chief executive officer of the Metropolitan
18 Transportation Authority or president of the New York City Transit
19 Authority shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon
20 the completion of such updates in order that the commission may main-
21 tain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of
22 the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
23 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b
24 of the public officers law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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