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A06781 Summary:

A06781 Actions:

A06781 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:32/2  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Nay
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Nay
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Absent
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:27/1  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Nay
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Excused
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Excused
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

A06781 Floor Votes:

A06781 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6781--B
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 14, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HOOKS, BERGER, HEVESI, PAULIN, WEPRIN, BRAUN-
          STEIN, RAMOS, FALL, DAVILA, O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Cities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
          reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN  ACT  authorizing  the discontinuance of certain parkland in Flushing
          Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1. Subject to the provisions of this act, but notwithstanding
     2  any provision of law to the contrary, including without  limitation  the
     3  provisions  of  chapter 729 of the laws of 1961, the city of New York is
     4  authorized to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate  through  the
     5  entering  of  leases or other agreements with Queens Future, LLC, or its
     6  affiliates, the lands described in section three of  this  act  for  the
     7  purposes  of developing, constructing, maintaining, operating, using, or
     8  occupying such lands with a gaming facility  and,  in  conjunction  with
     9  such  facility,  commercial, retail, entertainment, recreational, hotel,
    10  convention, and/or community facility uses,  parking,  and/or  roadways,
    11  upon  such  terms  and  conditions as may be agreed upon by the city and
    12  such company or its affiliates.
    13    § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
    14  effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
    15  amount  equal  to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
    16  being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capi-
    17  tal improvements to existing parklands and recreational facilities with-
    18  in the borough of Queens, which capital improvements shall  include  the
    19  development  of  no  less  than  20  acres  of  parkland within the land
    20  described in section three of this act or adjacent parkland, including a

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07748-09-5
        A. 6781--B                          2
 
     1  north-south connection from the  northern  boundary  of  the  passerelle
     2  pedestrian  bridge to Boat Basin Place, to be constructed and maintained
     3  by such company, or affiliates described in section one of this act.
     4    §  3. The lands authorized to be discontinued as parklands pursuant to
     5  section one of this act are as follows:
     6    All that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land  situated,  lying,  and
     7  being  in  the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York,
     8  being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
     9    Area A
    10    Commencing at the corner formed by the intersection of  the  southerly
    11  line  of  Roosevelt  Avenue  (80'  wide)  and the westerly line of 126th
    12  Street (80' wide) and running thence;
    13    A. Along the southerly line of Roosevelt Avenue, S 68° 30'  17"  W,  a
    14  distance of 10.20' to a point, thence;
    15    B. Along a line that bears, N 21° 29' 43" W, a distance of 80.00' to a
    16  point on the northerly line of Roosevelt Avenue and being the TRUE point
    17  of BEGINNING, and running thence;
    18    1.  Along  the  northerly line of Roosevelt Avenue, S 68° 30' 17" W, a
    19  distance of 2,377.78' to a point on a curve  of  the  easterly  easement
    20  line of the Grand Central Parkway, thence;
    21    2.  Along  the  easterly easement line with a non-tangent curve to the
    22  right, having a radius of 1,693.22', an arc length of 623.63', an  inte-
    23  rior  angle  of  21°  06' 09", and a chord that bears N 10° 40' 23" W, a
    24  distance of 620.11' to a point of compound curvature, thence;
    25    3. Continuing along the same with a curve to the right, having a radi-
    26  us of 2,380.03', an arc length of 269.70', an internal angle of  6°  29'
    27  34",  and  a chord that bears N 3° 07' 28" E, a distance of 269.56' to a
    28  point of non-tangency, thence;
    29    4. Continuing along the same, N 20° 03' 57" E, a distance  of  172.22'
    30  to a point on a curve, thence;
    31    5.  Continuing  along  the  same with a non-tangent curve to the left,
    32  having a radius of 520.00', and arc length of 413.78', an interior angle
    33  of 45° 35' 31", and a chord that bears N 18° 52' 29" E,  a  distance  of
    34  402.95' to a point of reverse curvature, thence;
    35    6. Continuing along the same with a curve to the right, having a radi-
    36  us  of  771.58',  an arc length of 276.48', an interior angle of 20° 31'
    37  51", and a chord that bears N 6° 20' 39" E, a distance of 275.00'  to  a
    38  point  on  a curve of the southerly line of Northern Boulevard (variable
    39  width), thence;
    40    7. Along the southerly line of Northern Boulevard with a curve to  the
    41  left, having a radius of 5,053.50', an arc length of 300.54', an interi-
    42  or angle of 3° 24' 27", and a chord that bears N 67°42'06" E, a distance
    43  of 300.49' to a point of compound curvature, thence;
    44    8. Continuing along the same with a curve to the left, having a radius
    45  of  4,053.50', an arc length of 63.83', an interior angle of 0° 54' 08",
    46  and a chord that bears N 65° 32' 49" E, a distance of 63.83' to a  point
    47  of compound curvature, thence;
    48    9. Continuing along the same with a curve to the left, having a radius
    49  of 7,017.50', an arc length of 712.28', an interior angle of 5° 48' 56",
    50  and a chord that bears N 62° 11' 17" E, a distance of 711.98' to a point
    51  of compound curvature, thence;
    52    10. Continuing along the same with a curve to the left, having a radi-
    53  us  of  1,017.50',  an arc length of 43.36', an internal angle of 2° 26'
    54  30", and a chord that bears N 58° 03' 34" E, a distance of 43.36'  to  a
    55  point of tangency, thence;
        A. 6781--B                          3
 
     1    11.  Continuing along the same, N 56° 50' 19" E, a distance of 274.53'
     2  to a point of curvature, thence;
     3    12.  Continuing  along  the  same  with a curve to the right, having a
     4  radius of 828.50', an arc length of 168.69', an internal  angle  of  11°
     5  39'  58",  and a chord that bears N 62° 40' 18" E, a distance of 168.40'
     6  to a point of tangency, thence;
     7    13. Continuing along the same, N 68° 30' 17" E, a distance of  104.68'
     8  to  a  point,  said point being the corner formed by the intersection of
     9  the southerly line of  Northern  Boulevard  (variable  width)  with  the
    10  westerly line of 126th Street (80' wide), thence;
    11    14.  Along  the  westerly  line  of  126th  Street, S 21° 29' 43" E, a
    12  distance of 1,687.91' to a point, thence;
    13    15. Continuing along the same, S 19° 51' 59" W, a distance  of  15.44'
    14  to the point or place of BEGINNING.
    15    EXCEPTING,  the  area  within  and including the exterior walls of the
    16  stadium known, as of the date hereof, as Citi Field. Said overall parcel
    17  containing 3,352,577 Square Feet (76.9646 acres) more or less.
    18    All bearings and distances are in the New York State Plane  Coordinate
    19  System, Long Island Zone (NAD83/2011 Epoch 2010.00).
    20    Area B
    21    Commencing  at a point formed by the intersection of the easterly side
    22  of the Grand Central Parkway (variable width) with the southerly side of
    23  Northern Boulevard (variable width), as depicted on Alteration  Map  No.
    24  4152,  entitled  "Map No. 4152 showing the modifications in the lines of
    25  the street system within the territory bounded approximately by Flushing
    26  Bay, Flushing River, Northern Boulevard, 126th Street, Roosevelt Avenue,
    27  114th street, Astoria Blvd and Grand Central Parkway",  dated  September
    28  26,  1960,  and  filed  at  the Queens Borough President's Topographical
    29  Bureau, and running thence;
    30    Along the said southerly side of Northern Boulevard, along the arc  of
    31  a  curve  bearing  to the left, having a radius of 5,053.50 feet, an arc
    32  length of 300.54 feet, an internal angle of 03° 24' 27", having a  chord
    33  that bears North 67° 42' 06" East, a distance of 300.49 feet, to a point
    34  of compound curvature, thence;
    35    Continuing along said southerly side, along the arc of a curve bearing
    36  to  the  left,  having a radius of 4,053.50 feet, an arc length of 48.08
    37  feet, an internal angle of 00° 40' 46", having a chord that bears  North
    38  65° 39' 30" East, a distance of 48.08 feet, to a point, thence;
    39    Leaving  said  southerly side of Northern Boulevard, along a line that
    40  bears, North 26° 29' 16" West, a distance of 284.58 feet, to a point  on
    41  the  northerly  side  of Northern Boulevard (variable width), same being
    42  the True Point or Place of Beginning, having coordinates N: 215,737.267,
    43  E: 1,025,728.317 (NAD83 NY LIF), and running thence;
    44    Leaving said northerly side of Northern Boulevard, along the arc of  a
    45  curve bearing to the left, having a radius of 104.50 feet, an arc length
    46  of  68.20  feet,  an  internal angle of 37° 23' 27", having a chord that
    47  bears North 83° 02' 57" West, a distance of 67.00 feet, to  a  point  of
    48  curvature, thence;
    49    South  78° 15' 20" West, a distance of 110.08 feet, to a point of non-
    50  tangency, thence;
    51    Along the arc of a curve bearing to the  right,  having  a  radius  of
    52  132.51  feet, an arc length of 153.25 feet, an internal angle of 66° 16'
    53  02", having a chord that bears North 68° 35' 23"  West,  a  distance  of
    54  144.85 feet, to a point of reverse curvature, thence;
    55    Along  the  arc  of  a  curve  bearing to the left, having a radius of
    56  104.50 feet, an arc length of 85.17 feet, an internal angle of  46°  41'
        A. 6781--B                          4

     1  42",  having  a  chord  that bears North 58° 48' 13" West, a distance of
     2  82.83 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
     3    North  01°  26'  37" West, a distance of 3.74 feet, to a point of non-
     4  tangency, thence;
     5    Along the arc of a curve bearing to the  right,  having  a  radius  of
     6  971.95  feet,  an arc length of 55.00 feet, an internal angle of 03° 14'
     7  32", having a chord that bears North 89° 49' 21"  West,  a  distance  of
     8  54.99 feet, to a point of non-tangency, said point being on the westerly
     9  line of park land heretofore established, thence;
    10    Along  said  westerly  line,  along  the arc of a curve bearing to the
    11  left, having a radius of 600.00 feet, an arc length of  33.84  feet,  an
    12  internal  angle  of 03° 13' 53", having a chord that bears North 38° 34'
    13  55" West, a distance of 33.84 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
    14    Leaving said westerly line, along the arc of a curve  bearing  to  the
    15  right,  having  a radius of 600.36 feet, an arc length of 72.51 feet, an
    16  internal angle of 06° 55' 12", having a chord that bears South  86°  18'
    17  52" East, a distance of 72.46 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
    18    Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
    19  131.17 feet, an arc length of 54.89 feet, an internal angle of  23°  58'
    20  41",  having  a  chord  that bears South 74° 13' 42" East, a distance of
    21  54.49 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
    22    North 83° 37' 30" East, a distance of 7.45 feet, to a  point  of  non-
    23  tangency, thence;
    24    Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
    25  123.86 feet, an arc length of 54.93 feet, an internal angle of  25°  24'
    26  42",  having  a  chord  that bears South 47° 34' 19" East, a distance of
    27  54.48 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
    28    Along the arc of a curve bearing to  the  left,  having  a  radius  of
    29  101.50  feet,  an arc length of 57.30 feet, an internal angle of 32° 20'
    30  37", having a chord that bears South 51° 42' 38"  East,  a  distance  of
    31  56.54 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
    32    North  19°  17'  39" East, a distance of 3.00 feet, to a point of non-
    33  tangency, thence;
    34    Along the arc of a curve bearing to the left, having a radius of 98.50
    35  feet, an arc length of 58.36 feet, an internal angle  of  33°  56'  54",
    36  having  a  chord  that bears South 84° 46' 13" East, a distance of 57.51
    37  feet, to a point of tangency, thence;
    38    North 78° 15' 20" East, a distance of  110.03  feet,  to  a  point  of
    39  curvature, thence;
    40    Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
    41  138.51 feet, an arc length of 110.59 feet, an internal angle of 45°  44'
    42  57",  having  a  chord  that bears South 78° 52' 12" East, a distance of
    43  107.68 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
    44    South 64° 52' 51" East, a distance of 10.31 feet,  to  a  point,  said
    45  point being on the said northerly side of Northern Boulevard, thence;
    46    Along  said  northerly  side,  along the arc of a curve bearing to the
    47  right, having a radius of 1,500.00 feet, an arc length of 44.63 feet, an
    48  internal angle of 01° 42' 16", having a chord that bears South  68°  40'
    49  00"  West, a distance of 44.62 feet to the True Point or Place of Begin-
    50  ning, containing 15,737 square feet (0.361 acres), more or less.
    51    § 4. In the event that the city of  New  York  received  any  funding,
    52  support  or  assistance  from  the  federal government for the purchase,
    53  maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in  section  three
    54  of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parklands author-
    55  ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of New
    56  York has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alien-
        A. 6781--B                          5
 
     1  ation  or conversion of parklands, including satisfying the secretary of
     2  the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all  condi-
     3  tions  which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure the
     4  substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and
     5  usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
     6    §  5.  Nothing  herein  shall  be construed as intended to preempt any
     7  provision of article 13 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
     8  law or section 197-c or 197-d of the New York City Charter pertaining to
     9  the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
    10    § 6. If construction of a gaming facility on the  parklands  described
    11  in  section  three  of this act is not commenced within fifteen years of
    12  the effective date of this act or if such parklands shall ever  be  used
    13  for  a  purpose  other than for the purposes described in section one of
    14  this act, such parklands shall revert back  to  the  city  of  New  York
    15  department  of parks and recreation to be used for park and recreational
    16  purposes or for the purposes provided by chapter  729  of  the  laws  of
    17  1961, including any amendments thereto.
    18    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.