Relates to the reversion of certain parkland to the city of New York if such parkland is not used for the purpose of construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus on instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4366--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. AUBRY, CRUZ -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 450 of the laws of 2017, authorizing the city of
New York to discontinue certain parkland for the purpose of
construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus
on instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,
in relation to adjusting the boundaries of such land to be discontin-
ued and the reversion of such lands back to the city of New York if
such land is not used for such purpose
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 450 of the laws of 2017, authorizing
2 the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland for the purpose of
3 construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus on
4 instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is
5 amended to read as follows:
6 § 3. The lands authorized to be discontinued pursuant to section one
7 of this act are as follows:
8 [A parcel of land lying in Queens, New York, in Tax Block No. 2018
9 Lot 1, more particularly described as follows;
10 BEGINNING at a point from the corner formed by the intersection of the
11 westerly line of 111th Street and the southerly line of 46th Avenue.
12 From said point, running easterly 95.51 feet along the projected south-
13 erly line of 46th Avenue to a point, thence running southerly 12.80 feet
14 parallel to the west line of 111th Street to a point or place of begin-
15 ning;
16 1. Running thence easterly 229.20 feet, forming an interior angle of
17 271.16 degrees, to a point, thence;
18 2. Running southerly 186.50 feet, forming an interior angle of 90.00
19 degrees, to a point of curvature, thence;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. Along a curve, concave westerly, with a radius of 171.25 feet, an
2 arc length of 99.59 feet, and a chord length of 98.19 feet, forming an
3 interior angle of 117.57 degrees, to a point of cusp, thence;
4 4. Along a curve with a radius of 176.37 feet, an arc length of 81.55
5 feet, and a chord length of 80.83 feet, forming an interior angle of
6 123.00 degrees, to a point; said point being distant 56.46 feet souther-
7 ly, forming an interior angle of 298.27 degrees, thence westerly 171.17
8 feet, forming an interior angle of 90.00 degrees, to a point formed by
9 the intersection of the westerly line of 111th Street and the southerly
10 line of 47th Avenue;
11 5. Thence running westerly 49.05 feet, from the last mentioned course,
12 forming an interior angle to the above mentioned chord of 209.43
13 degrees, to a point of curvature, thence;
14 6. Along a curve, concave easterly, with a radius of 1183.83 feet, an
15 arc length of 193.78 feet, and a chord length of 193.57 feet, forming an
16 interior angle of 96.74 degrees, to the point or place of beginning,
17 forming an interior angle of 83.26 degrees with the chord.
18 Containing 43,515 square feet (0.999 acres).]
19 A parcel of land lying in Borough and County of Queens, New York City
20 and State of New York, being in Tax Block No. 2018 Lot 1, more partic-
21 ularly described as follows;
22 BEGINNING at a point being the corner formed by the intersection of
23 the westerly line of 111th Street with the southerly line of 46th
24 Avenue; and runs thence from said point of commencement, northeasterly,
25 on the projection of the southerly line of said 46th Avenue, 95.51 feet
26 to a point;
27 thence southeasterly parallel to the west line of 111th Street, being on
28 a deflection angle to the right of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a
29 distance of 12.80 feet to a point on the easterly line of 111th Street,
30 being the TRUE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence running from said
31 TRUE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING;
32 1. northeasterly, having a deflection angle to the left of 91 degrees
33 09 minutes 36 seconds, a distance of 229.20 feet to a point;
34 2. thence southeasterly, having a deflection angle to the right of 90
35 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 186.50 feet to a point of
36 curvature of a non-tangent curve;
37 3. thence southerly along said non-tangent curve to the left, having a
38 radius of 171.25 feet, an arc length of 99.59 feet, and a chord with a
39 deflection angle to the right of 62 degrees 25 minutes 48 seconds and a
40 chord length of 98.19 feet to a point of cusp;
41 4. thence westerly along a curve to the left, having a radius of
42 176.37 feet, an arc length of 81.55 feet, and a chord with a deflection
43 angle to the right from the previously mentioned chord, 57 degrees 00
44 minutes 00 seconds and a chord length of 80.83 feet to a point; said
45 point being the following two (2) courses from a point formed by the
46 intersection of the westerly line of 111th Street and the southerly line
47 of 47th Avenue, 1. southeasterly having a deflection angle to the left
48 from the last mentioned chord, 118 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds, a
49 distance of 56.46 feet, and 2. southwesterly having a deflection angle
50 of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 171.17
51 feet to said point of intersection of the westerly line of 111th Street
52 and the southerly line of 47th Avenue;
53 5. thence southwesterly, having a deflection angle to the left from
54 the last mentioned chord, 29 degrees 25 minutes 48 seconds, a distance
55 of 49.05 feet, to a point of a non-tangent curve on the easterly line of
56 111th street;
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1 6. thence northwesterly along said easterly line of 111th street,
2 along said non-tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 1183.83
3 feet, an arc length of 193.78 feet, and a chord having a deflection
4 angle to the right of 83 degrees 15 minutes 36 seconds, and a chord
5 length of 193.57 feet, to the true point or place of beginning.
6 Containing 43,515 square feet (0.999 acres).
7 § 2. Section 5 of chapter 450 of the laws of 2017, authorizing the
8 city of New York to discontinue certain parkland for the purpose of
9 construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus on
10 instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is
11 amended to read as follows:
12 § 5. [If] In the event, prior to the construction of any pre-kinder-
13 garten center buildings, the property described in section three of this
14 act shall be used for a purpose that is inconsistent with the purposes
15 of chapter 734 of the laws of 1963, such property shall revert back to
16 the city of New York for purposes that are consistent with those
17 provided by chapter 734 of the laws of 1963. In the event any pre-kin-
18 dergarten center buildings have been erected on the property described
19 in section three of this act and if the property described in section
20 three of this act shall ever be used for a purpose other than for the
21 purpose described in section one of this act, such property shall revert
22 back to the city of New York department of parks and recreation to be
23 used for park and recreational purposes or for the purposes provided by
24 chapter 734 of the laws of 1963, including any amendments made thereto.
25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
26 have been in full force and effect on and after November 29, 2017.
