Assembly Bill A9478A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of and transfer certain parklands in furtherance of a development plan for Coney Island

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Jul 01, 2010	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.521 rules report cal.521 reported reported referred to rules
Jun 30, 2010	reported referred to ways and means
Jun 16, 2010	print number 9478a
Jun 16, 2010	amend and recommit to cities
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2009-A9478 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6298
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Parks
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A6599, S1610

2009-A9478 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of and transfer certain parklands in exchange for other lands to be utilized for park purposes in furtherance of a development plan for Coney Island.

2009-A9478 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9478

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Cities

AN ACT to authorize the city of New York to discontinue the use as park-
  land of parcels of  real  property  in  the  borough  of  Brooklyn  in
  exchange  for  the dedication of certain other lands in the borough of
  Brooklyn for park purposes in furtherance of a comprehensive  develop-
  ment plan for Coney Island

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, and  notwithstanding
any provision of any general, special or local law, the city of New York
is  hereby authorized to discontinue the use as parklands of the parcels
of land described in section three of this act and to transfer such land
and any improvements thereon to the New York city  economic  development
corporation for sale or other disposition in furtherance of a comprehen-
sive  development  plan  for  Coney  Island,  Brooklyn.  The transfer of
discontinued parkland pursuant to this section shall be subject  to  the
requirement  that the improvement on such discontinued parkland known as
the "Abe Stark Rink" shall not be demolished prior to  the  construction
of  a  replacement  rink (unless such replacement rink is constructed on
the same site), with the goal of continuing normal  ice  skating  activ-
ities  until  the replacement rink is complete and that such replacement
rink shall be constructed within the Coney Island  area,  including  but
not  limited  to on property under the jurisdiction of the department of
parks and recreation of such city designated as #B280 and located on the
Shore Parkway Service Road between 25th Avenue and Beach 41st Street.
  S 2. a. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only upon the condition that the city acquires  and  dedicates
as  parkland  no  less  than 9.63 acres of the land described in section
four of this act. In the event that such land dedicated as  parkland  is
not  equal  to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands to
be discontinued, the city of New  York  shall  dedicate  the  difference
between  the fair market value of the discontinued parkland and the fair

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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market value of the dedicated parkland for the acquisition of additional
parkland and/or for capital improvements to  existing  park  and  recre-
ational facilities.
  b.  Subject  to  the  provisions  of this act, and notwithstanding any
other provision of any general, special or local law, the department  of
parks  and  recreation of such city is authorized to use and/or to enter
into an agreement with the New York  city  economic  development  corpo-
ration to lease such dedicated parkland, as described in section four of
this  act,  for  the  operation  of an amusement park, including without
limitation amusement park features such as  indoor  and  outdoor  rides,
arcades,  attractions  and  ancillary uses, including small-scale retail
use.  For a period of twelve years following the effective date of  this
act, the review and approval pursuant to sections 197-c and 197-d of the
New  York  city  charter  of  the  land  use impacts and implications of
proposed actions under land use applications to facilitate the  "Compre-
hensive Plan for Coney Island" approved by resolutions of the city coun-
cil of the city of New York at a meeting held on July 29, 2009, shall be
deemed  to  encompass the review and approval of the land use impact and
implications of the use or lease of parkland pursuant to  this  subdivi-
sion.
  c.  The  land described in section four of this act to be dedicated as
parkland may be acquired by the city of New York subject to any existing
lease, use or occupancy of such land that  is  consistent  with  and  in
furtherance  of  the operation of an amusement park and subject to ease-
ments for pedestrians and vehicles to travel through  such  parkland  as
necessary  for  purposes of the operation of a designated landmark known
as the "Wonder Wheel", as described in the city map  amendment  approved
pursuant  to  sections  197-c  and 197-d of the New York city charter by
resolution of the city council of such city at a meeting  held  on  July
29, 2009.
  d.  Notwithstanding  any inconsistent provision of section 1411 of the
not-for-profit corporation law or of any other general, special or local
law relating to the lease of land to or by a  local  development  corpo-
ration,  for  a  period  of twelve years following the effective date of
this act, the lease of the parcels of land described in section four  of
this  act,  once acquired by the city of New York and dedicated as park-
land, to or by the New York city economic development corporation pursu-
ant to the authority conferred by subdivision b of this section shall be
subject, in lieu of any approval of a lease to the New York city econom-
ic development corporation that may be required pursuant  to  any  other
law,  exclusively  to  the  requirement that such lease or any amendment
thereof, sublease or assignment of rights thereunder, shall be  consist-
ent  in  all  material  respects  with  the "Coney Island Amusement Park
Project Plan" prepared by the department of parks and recreation of such
city and approved by the city council of such city  in  the  manner  set
forth  in the "Coney Island Amusement Park Special Process Agreement" as
authorized by resolution of the city council of such city at  a  meeting
held on August 20, 2009.
  S  3.  The lands authorized by this act to be discontinued as parkland
are three parcels of parkland in the borough of Brooklyn and the city of
New York as follows:
                                PARCEL A
  A parcel of parkland generally  bounded  by  Surf  Avenue,  West  22nd
Street, West 21st Street and Ocean Way, in accordance with Borough Pres-
ident Map No. X-2716, more particularly described as follows:

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  Starting  at  a point of beginning located at the southwesterly corner
of Surf Avenue and West 21st Street, as those  streets  were  heretofore
laid out in the City Map, thence;
  1)  Running  270.48  feet  in a southerly direction along the westerly
line of West 21st Street to a point, thence;
  2) Running 170.00 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  3)  Running  140.72 feet in southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 90 degrees,  00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  4)  Running  86.03  feet  in westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 29
minutes and 13 seconds, thence;
  5) Running 354.66 feet in northerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  6)  Running  259.10  feet in easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 77 degrees,  4
minutes and 17 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 1.69 acre more or less.
                                PARCEL B
  A  parcel  of parkland located in the street-bed of proposed West 20th
Street generally bounded by Surf Avenue and the public beach, in accord-
ance with Borough President Map No. X-2716, more particularly  described
as follows:
  Starting  at  a point of beginning located at the southeasterly corner
of Surf Avenue and the proposed West 20th Street, as those  streets  are
laid out in the City Map, thence;
  1)  Running  466.96  feet  in a southerly direction along the easterly
line of the proposed West 20th Street to a point, thence;
  2) Running 56.28 feet in a westerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 28 seconds, thence;
  3) Running 455.75 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 39
minutes and 59 seconds, thence;
  4)  Running 52.20 feet in a northeasterly direction, said course form-
ing a deflection angle to the right  with  the  previous  course  of  76
degrees, 52 minutes and 38 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 0.57 acre more or less.
                                PARCEL C
  A  parcel  of  parkland  generally  bounded  by Surf Avenue, West 20th
Street, the easterly line of Parachute Way  and  the  public  beach,  in
accordance  with  Borough  President  Map  No. X-2717, more particularly
described as follows:
  Starting at a point of beginning located at the  southeasterly  corner
of  Surf  Avenue and Parachute Way, as those streets are laid out in the
City Map, thence;
  1) Running 465.03 feet in a southeasterly direction along the easterly
line of Parachute Way to a point, thence;
  2) Running 412.05 feet in a southwesterly direction, said course form-
ing a deflection angle to the right  with  the  previous  course  of  76
degrees, 52 minutes and 38 seconds, thence;

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  3)  Running  81.00  feet  in westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 12
minutes and 16 seconds, thence;
  4)  Running  291.49  feet in westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 7 degrees,  18
minutes and 38 seconds, thence;
  5)  Running  310.53 feet in northerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 59
minutes and 25 seconds, thence;
  6) Running 56.28 feet in easterly direction,  said  course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 89 degrees, 20
minutes and 01 seconds, thence;
  7)  Running  466.96 feet in northerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 90 degrees,  00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  8)  Running  50.47  feet  in easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 77 degrees, 33
minutes and 30 seconds to a point of curvature, thence;
  9) Running along a curve, to the right, with radius of 1940.00 feet, a
central angle of 7 degrees, 18 minutes and 28  seconds,  a  distance  of
247.44 feet to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 7.04 acres more or less.
  S  4. The land required to be dedicated as parkland are two parcels of
land in the borough of Brooklyn and the city of New York as follows:
                                PARCEL A
  A parcel of land between West 22nd Street and  West  23rd  Street,  in
accordance  with  Borough  President  Map  No. X-2710, more particularly
described as follows:
  Starting at a point of beginning located on the easterly line of  West
23rd  Street at the intersection with the Public Beach, as those streets
are laid out on the City Map, thence;
  1) Running 243.56 feet in a northerly direction along the eastern line
of West 23rd Street to a point, thence;
  2) Running 110.00 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  3) Running 20.01 feet in northerly direction, said  course  forming  a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  4) Running 153.55 feet in easterly direction, said  course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 21 seconds, thence;
  5)  Running  219.25 feet in southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 28
minutes and 52 seconds, thence;
  6) Running 265.42 feet in westerly direction, said  course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 79 degrees, 54
minutes and 12 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 1.40 acre more or less.
                                PARCEL B
  A  parcel of land in between Wonder Wheel Way and the public beach, in
accordance with Borough President  Map  No.  Y-2715,  more  particularly
described as follows:
  Starting  at a point of beginning located on the westerly line of West
16th Street, said point lying 581.68 feet south of the southerly line of
Surf Avenue, as those streets are laid out on the City Map, thence;

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  1) Running along a curve, to the left, with a radius of 45.00 feet,  a
central  angle  of  165 degrees, 3 minutes and 21 seconds, a distance of
129.63 feet to a point of tangency, thence;
  2)  Running  164.99 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming
an angle of 25 degrees, 8 minutes and 12 seconds between a  radial  line
to the center of the previous course thence;
  3)  Running 26.42 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of  100  degrees,
13 minutes and 49 seconds thence;
  4)  Running 295.35 feet in an easterly direction, to a point of curva-
ture, said course forming a deflection angle to the left with the previ-
ous course of 100 degrees, 13 minutes and 49 seconds thence;
  5) Running along a curve, to the right, with radius of 300.00 feet,  a
central  angle  of  14 degrees, 15 minutes and 24 seconds, a distance of
74.65 feet to a point of tangency thence;
  6) Running 346.02 feet in an easterly direction, thence;
  7) Running 26.09 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 85 degrees, 22
minutes and 26 seconds, thence;
  8) Running 100.23 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 85 degrees, 22
minutes and 26 seconds, thence;
  9) Running 15.57 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle to the right with the previous course of 98 degrees, 3
minutes and 54 seconds, thence;
  10) Running 25.30 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 11
minutes and 37 seconds, thence;
  11)  Running 0.68 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 93 degrees,  37
minutes and 53 seconds, thence;
  12)  Running 13.83 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 61  degrees,23
minutes and 46 seconds, thence;
  13) Running 30.84 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 80 degrees, 44
minutes and 51 seconds, thence;
  14) Running 27.85 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 24 degrees, 59
minutes and 54 seconds, thence;
  15) Running 7.15 feet in a westerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 88 degrees, 41
minutes and 3 seconds, thence;
  16)  Running 11.35 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 39 degrees,  30
minutes and 19 seconds, thence;
  17)  Running 10.83 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 17 degrees, 59
minutes and 37 seconds, thence;
  18) Running 10.78 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 13 degrees, 47
minutes and 46 seconds, thence;
  19)  Running 10.23 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 7  degrees,  6
minutes and 45 seconds, thence;

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  20)  Running 24.52 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 25 degrees, 46
minutes and 34 seconds, thence;
  21) Running 21.62 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 119 degrees, 32
minutes and 19 seconds, thence;
  22)  Running 185.04 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming
a deflection angle to the left with the previous course of  89  degrees,
42 minutes and 24 seconds, thence;
  23)  Running 105.49 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming
a deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 86 degrees, 2
minutes and 45 seconds, thence;
  24) Running 140.09 feet in an easterly direction, to a point of curva-
ture, said course forming a deflection  angle  to  the  right  with  the
previous course of 81 degrees, 7 minutes and 35 seconds, thence;
  25)  Running along a curve, to the right, with a radius of 44.00 feet,
a central angle of 179 degrees, 51 minutes and 15 seconds, a distance of
138.12 feet, to a point of tangency, said course forming an angle  of  8
degrees,  44  minutes and 38 seconds between a radial line to the center
and the previous course, thence;
  26) Running 391.69 feet in a northerly direction, to a point of curva-
ture on the southerly line of Surf Avenue, thence;
  27) Running along the southerly line of Surf Avenue on a curve, to the
right, with radius of 7940.00 feet, a central angle of 19 minutes and  3
seconds,  a  distance  of  44.01 feet, said course forming an angle of 0
degrees, 46 minutes and 2 seconds between a radial line  to  the  center
and the previous course, thence;
  28)  Running 655.57 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming
an angle of 1 degree 5 minutes and 5 seconds between the radial line  to
the curve center and the previous course, thence;
  29) Running 931.43 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 37
minutes and 12 seconds, thence;
  30) Running 435.77 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 50 minutes and
36 seconds, thence;
  31) Running 278.88 feet in a northerly direction, said course  forming
a  deflection  angle to the right with the previous course of 91 degrees
16 minutes and 10 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 9.37 acres more or less.
  S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2009-A9478A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6298
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Parks
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:: A6599, S1610

2009-A9478A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-A9478A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 9478--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BROOK-KRASNY -- 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 authorize the city of New York to discontinue the use as park-
  land  of  parcels  of  real  property  in  the  borough of Brooklyn in
  exchange for the dedication of certain other lands in the  borough  of
  Brooklyn  for park purposes in furtherance of a comprehensive develop-
  ment plan for Coney Island

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of New York
is  hereby  authorized  to  discontinue  the  use  as  parkland the land
described in section three of this act and to transfer such land and any
improvements thereon to the New York city  economic  development  corpo-
ration  for  sale or other disposition in furtherance of a comprehensive
development plan for Coney Island, Brooklyn. The transfer of  discontin-
ued  parkland  pursuant to this section shall be subject to the require-
ment that the improvement on such discontinued  parkland  known  as  the
"Abe  Stark Rink" shall not be demolished prior to the construction of a
replacement rink (unless such replacement rink  is  constructed  on  the
same  site),  with  the goal of continuing normal ice skating activities
until the replacement rink is complete and that  such  replacement  rink
shall  be  constructed  within  the Coney Island area, including but not
limited to on property under the jurisdiction of the department of parks
and recreation of such city designated as #B280 and located on the Shore
Parkway Service Road between 25th Avenue and Beach 41st Street.
  S 2. a. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
effective only upon the condition that the city acquires  and  dedicates
as parkland the land described in section four of this act. In the event
that  such  land  acquired  and dedicated as parkland is not equal to or
greater than the fair market value of the parklands and any improvements
thereon to be discontinued, the city of  New  York  shall  dedicate  the
difference  between  the  fair market value of the discontinued parkland

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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and the fair market value of the dedicated parkland for the  acquisition
of  additional parkland and/or for capital improvements to existing park
and recreational facilities within the borough of Brooklyn.
  b.  Subject to the provisions of this act, the department of parks and
recreation of the city of New York is authorized to  lease  to  the  New
York  city  economic  development  corporation the parkland described in
section five of this act for the operation  of  an  amusement  park  and
related  facilities.  Pursuant to the "Agreement for Special Process For
New York City Council Review and Approval of Coney Island Amusement Park
Project Plan," Exhibit A of city council of the city of New York  resol-
ution  2163,  adopted  August  20,  2009,  for  a period of twelve years
following the effective date of this act, the lease of parkland  to  the
New York city economic development corporation pursuant to this subdivi-
sion  shall  not  be subject to review and approval pursuant to sections
197-c and 197-d of the New York city charter; provided that  such  lease
or  any  amendment  thereof, sublease or assignment of rights thereunder
shall be consistent in all material  respects  with  the  "Coney  Island
Amusement Park Project Plan" approved by the city council of the city of
New  York  as  set  forth  in  subdivision  e of this section. The lease
authorization provided in this subdivision shall be  effective  only  on
the  condition that the city of New York dedicates an amount equal to or
greater than the fair market value of the lease of the parkland  to  the
acquisition  of  additional  parkland and/or for capital improvements to
existing park and recreational facilities within the borough  of  Brook-
lyn.
  c.  The parkland described in section five of this act may be acquired
by the city of New York and leased by the department of parks and recre-
ation of such city to the New York city economic development corporation
subject to any existing lease, use or occupancy of  such  land  that  is
consistent with and in furtherance of the operation of an amusement park
and related facilities.
  d.  The department of parks and recreation of the city of New York may
grant the easements described in the city map amendment approved  pursu-
ant  to  sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York city charter by resol-
ution of the city council of such city at a meeting  held  on  July  29,
2009 for pedestrians and vehicles to travel through the parcels of park-
land  described  in section six of this act as necessary for purposes of
the operation of a designated landmark known as the "Wonder Wheel",  and
may grant an easement in a volume of air space over a parcel of parkland
described  in  section seven of this act to accommodate the Wonder Wheel
to the extent it extends over such parkland. The easement authorizations
provided in this subdivision shall be effective only  on  the  condition
that  the  city of New York dedicates an amount equal to the fair market
value of the easements to the acquisition of  new  parkland  and/or  for
capital  improvements  to existing parkland within the borough of Brook-
lyn.
  e. In lieu of the approval required pursuant to paragraph 4 of  subdi-
vision  b  of section 384 of the New York city charter and in accordance
with the terms of the "Agreement for Special Process for New  York  City
Council  Review  and  Approval  of  Coney  Island Amusement Park Project
Plan," as authorized by resolution of the city council of  the  city  of
New  York, adopted at a meeting held on August 20, 2009, for a period of
twelve years after the effective date of this  act,  the  lease  by  the
department  of  parks  and  recreation  of  the  city of New York of the
parcels of land described in section five of this act, once acquired  by
the city and dedicated as parkland, to the New York city economic devel-

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opment  corporation pursuant to the authority conferred by subdivision b
of this section shall be subject exclusively  to  the  requirement  that
such  lease  or  any amendment thereof, sublease or assignment of rights
thereunder  shall be consistent in all material respects with the "Coney
Island Amusement Park Project Plan" prepared by the department of  parks
and  recreation of the city of New York and approved by the city council
of the city of New York in the manner set forth in  the  "Agreement  for
Special  Process  for New York City Council Review and Approval of Coney
Island Amusement Park Project Plan" as authorized by resolution  of  the
city  council  of  the  city of New York at a meeting held on August 20,
2009.
  S 3. The lands authorized by this act to be discontinued  as  parkland
are three parcels of parkland in the borough of Brooklyn and the city of
New York as follows:
                                PARCEL A
  A  parcel  of  parkland  generally  bounded  by Surf Avenue, West 22nd
Street, West 21st Street and Ocean Way, in accordance with Borough Pres-
ident Map No. X-2716, more particularly described as follows:
  Starting at a point of beginning located at the  southwesterly  corner
of  Surf  Avenue  and West 21st Street, as those streets were heretofore
laid out in the City Map, thence;
  1) Running 270.48 feet in a southerly  direction  along  the  westerly
line of West 21st Street to a point, thence;
  2)  Running 170.00 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  3) Running 140.72 feet in southerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  4) Running 86.03 feet in westerly direction,  said  course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 29
minutes and 13 seconds, thence;
  5)  Running  354.66 feet in northerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  6) Running 259.10 feet in easterly direction, said  course  forming  a
deflection  angle to the right with the previous course of 77 degrees, 4
minutes and 17 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 1.69 acre more or less.
                                PARCEL B
  A parcel of parkland located in the street-bed of proposed  West  20th
Street generally bounded by Surf Avenue and the public beach, in accord-
ance  with Borough President Map No. X-2716, more particularly described
as follows:
  Starting at a point of beginning located at the  southeasterly  corner
of  Surf  Avenue and the proposed West 20th Street, as those streets are
laid out in the City Map, thence;
  1) Running 466.96 feet in a southerly  direction  along  the  easterly
line of the proposed West 20th Street to a point, thence;
  2)  Running  56.28 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 28 seconds, thence;
  3) Running 455.75 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 39
minutes and 59 seconds, thence;

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  4) Running 52.20 feet in a northeasterly direction, said course  form-
ing  a  deflection  angle  to  the  right with the previous course of 76
degrees, 52 minutes and 38 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 0.57 acre more or less.
                                PARCEL C
  A  parcel  of  parkland  generally  bounded  by Surf Avenue, West 20th
Street, the easterly line of Parachute Way  and  the  public  beach,  in
accordance  with  Borough  President  Map  No. X-2717, more particularly
described as follows:
  Starting at a point of beginning located at the  southeasterly  corner
of  Surf  Avenue and Parachute Way, as those streets are laid out in the
City Map, thence;
  1) Running 465.03 feet in a southeasterly direction along the easterly
line of Parachute Way to a point, thence;
  2) Running 412.05 feet in a southwesterly direction, said course form-
ing a deflection angle to the right  with  the  previous  course  of  76
degrees, 52 minutes and 38 seconds, thence;
  3)  Running  81.00  feet  in westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 12
minutes and 16 seconds, thence;
  4) Running 291.49 feet in westerly direction, said  course  forming  a
deflection  angle to the right with the previous course of 7 degrees, 18
minutes and 38 seconds, thence;
  5) Running 310.53 feet in northerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 59
minutes and 25 seconds, thence;
  6)  Running  56.28  feet  in easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 89 degrees, 20
minutes and 01 seconds, thence;
  7) Running 466.96 feet in northerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 90 degrees, 00
minutes and 00 seconds, thence;
  8) Running 50.47 feet in easterly direction,  said  course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 77 degrees, 33
minutes and 30 seconds to a point of curvature, thence;
  9) Running along a curve, to the right, with radius of 1940.00 feet, a
central  angle  of  7  degrees, 18 minutes and 28 seconds, a distance of
247.44 feet to the point or place of beginning.
  Said parcel containing approximately 7.04 acres more or less.
  S 4. The land required to be dedicated as parkland pursuant to  subdi-
vision  a  of section two of this act is a parcel of land between Wonder
Wheel Way and the public beach in the borough of Brooklyn  and  city  of
New York more particularly described as follows:
  Starting  at a point of beginning located on the westerly line of West
16th Street, said point lying 581.68 feet south of the southerly line of
Surf Avenue, as those streets are laid out on the City Map, thence;
  1) Running along a curve, to the left, with a radius of 45.00 feet,  a
central  angle  of  165 degrees, 3 minutes and 21 seconds, a distance of
129.63 feet to a point of tangency, thence;
  2) Running 164.99 feet in an easterly direction, said  course  forming
an  angle  of 25 degrees, 8 minutes and 12 seconds between a radial line
to the center of the previous course, thence;
  3) Running 26.42 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle  to the right with the previous course of 100 degrees,
13 minutes and 49 seconds, thence;

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  4) Running 295.35 feet in an easterly direction, to a point of  curva-
ture, said course forming a deflection angle to the left with the previ-
ous course of 100 degrees, 13 minutes and 49 seconds thence;
  5)  Running along a curve, to the right, with radius of 300.00 feet, a
central angle of 14 degrees, 15 minutes and 24 seconds,  a  distance  of
74.65 feet to a point of tangency, thence;
  6) Running 346.02 feet in an easterly direction, thence;
  7)  Running 62.57 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 94 degrees, 37
minutes and 34 seconds, thence;
  8) Running 185.04 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 89 degrees,  42
minutes and 24 seconds, thence;
  9) Running 105.49 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming a
deflection  angle  to the left with the previous course of 86 degrees, 2
minutes and 45 seconds, thence;
  10) Running 140.09 feet in an easterly direction, said course  forming
a  deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 81 degrees,
7 minutes and 35 seconds, thence;
  11) Running along a curve, to the right, with a radius of 44.00  feet,
a central angle of 179 degrees, 51 minutes and 15 seconds, a distance of
138.12  feet,  to a point of tangency, said course forming an angle of 8
degrees, 44 minutes and 38 seconds between a radial line to  the  center
and the previous course, thence;
  12) Running 391.69 feet in a northerly direction, to a point of curva-
ture on the southerly line of Surf Avenue, thence;
  13) Running along the southerly line of Surf Avenue on a curve, to the
right,  with radius of 7940.00 feet, a central angle of 19 minutes and 3
seconds, a distance of 44.01 feet, said course forming  an  angle  of  0
degrees,  46 minutes and 2 seconds between the radial line to the center
and the previous course thence;
  14) Running 655.57 in a southerly direction, said  course  forming  an
angle of 1 degree 5 minutes and 5 seconds between the radial line to the
curve center and the previous course, thence;
  15) Running 931.43 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 37
minutes and 12 seconds, thence;
  16) Running 435.77 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 50 minutes and
36 seconds, thence;
  17) Running 278.88 feet in a northerly direction, said course  forming
a  deflection  angle to the right with the previous course of 91 degrees
16 minutes and 10 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
Said parcel containing approximately 9.24 acres more or less.
  S 5. The parkland authorized to be leased to the New York city econom-
ic development corporation pursuant to subdivision b of section  two  of
this  act  is  a  parcel of parkland in between Wonder Wheel Way and the
public beach in the borough of Brooklyn and city of New York, in accord-
ance with Borough President Map No. Y-2715 more  particularly  described
as follows:
Starting  at  a  point of beginning located on the westerly line of West
16th Street, said point lying 581.68 feet south of the southerly line of
Surf Avenue, as those streets are laid out on the City Map, thence;
  1) Running along a curve, to the left, with a radius of 45.00 feet,  a
central  angle  of  165 degrees, 3 minutes and 21 seconds, a distance of
129.63 feet to a point of tangency, thence;

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  2) Running 164.99 feet in an easterly direction, said  course  forming
an  angle  of 25 degrees, 8 minutes and 12 seconds between a radial line
to the center of the previous course thence;
  3)  Running 26.42 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of  100  degrees,
13 minutes and 49 seconds thence;
  4)  Running 295.35 feet in an easterly direction, to a point of curva-
ture, said course forming a deflection angle to the left with the previ-
ous course of 100 degrees, 13 minutes and 49 seconds thence;
  5) Running along a curve, to the right, with radius of 300.00 feet,  a
central  angle  of  14 degrees, 15 minutes and 24 seconds, a distance of
74.65 feet to a point of tangency thence;
  6) Running 346.02 feet in an easterly direction, thence;
  7) Running 26.09 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 85 degrees, 22
minutes and 26 seconds, thence;
  8) Running 100.23 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 85 degrees, 22
minutes and 26 seconds, thence;
  9) Running 15.57 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle to the right with the previous course of 98 degrees, 3
minutes and 54 seconds, thence;
  10) Running 25.30 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 11
minutes and 37 seconds, thence;
  11)  Running 0.68 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 93 degrees,  37
minutes and 53 seconds, thence;
  12)  Running 13.83 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 61 degrees, 23
minutes and 46 seconds, thence;
  13) Running 30.84 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 80 degrees,  44
minutes and 51 seconds, thence;
  14) Running 27.85 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 24 degrees, 59
minutes and 54 seconds, thence;
  15)  Running  7.15 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 88 degrees, 41
minutes and 3 seconds, thence;
  16) Running 11.35 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle to the left with the previous course of 39 degrees, 30
minutes and 19 seconds, thence;
  17) Running 10.83 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 17 degrees, 59
minutes and 37 seconds, thence;
  18)  Running 10.78 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 13 degrees, 49
minutes and 46 seconds, thence;
  19) Running 10.23 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection  angle  to the right with the previous course of 7 degrees, 6
minutes and 45 seconds, thence;
  20) Running 24.52 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 25 degrees, 46
minutes and 34 seconds, thence;

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  21) Running 21.62 feet in a southerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 119 degrees, 32
minutes and 19 seconds, thence;
  22)  Running 185.04 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming
a deflection angle to the left with the previous course of  89  degrees,
42 minutes and 24 seconds, thence;
  23) Running 105.49 feet in an northerly direction, said course forming
a deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 86 degrees, 2
minutes and 45 seconds, thence;
  24) Running 140.09 feet in an easterly direction, to a point of curva-
ture,  said  course  forming  a  deflection  angle to the right with the
previous course of 81 degrees, 7 minutes and 35 seconds, thence;
  25) Running along a curve, to the right, with a radius of 44.00  feet,
a central angle of 179 degrees, 51 minutes and 15 seconds, a distance of
138.12  feet,  to a point of tangency, said course forming an angle of 8
degrees, 44 minutes and 38 seconds between a radial line to  the  center
and the previous course, thence;
  26) Running 391.69 feet in a northerly direction, to a point of curva-
ture on the southerly line of Surf Avenue, thence;
  27) Running along the southerly line of Surf Avenue on a curve, to the
right,  with radius of 7940.00 feet, a central angle of 19 minutes and 3
seconds, a distance of 44.01 feet, said course forming  an  angle  of  0
degrees,  46  minutes  and 2 seconds between a radial line to the center
and the previous course thence;
  28) Running 655.57 feet in a southerly direction, said course  forming
an  angle of 1 degree 5 minutes and 5 seconds between the radial line to
the curve center and the previous course, thence;
  29) Running 931.43 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 76 degrees, 37
minutes and 12 seconds, thence;
  30) Running 435.77 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the left with the previous course of 50 minutes  and
36 seconds, thence;
  31)  Running 278.88 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming
a deflection angle to the right with the previous course of  91  degrees
16 minutes and 10 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
Said parcel containing approximately 9.37 acres more or less.
  S  6.  The parkland through which easements may be granted pursuant to
subdivision d of section two of this act is two parcels of  parkland  in
the borough of Brooklyn and city of New York as follows:
                                 PARCEL A
An  east-west easement located to the south and east of the intersection
West 12th Street and Wonder Wheel Way  more  particularly  described  as
follows:
Starting  at a point of beginning located on the former easterly line of
West 12th Street, said point lying 265.11 feet south of the intersection
of the southerly line of Bowery and West 12th Street, as  those  streets
are laid out on the City Map, thence;
  1) Running 61.97 feet in an easterly direction, thence;
  2)  Running  11.35 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of  322  degrees,
36 minutes and 50 seconds, thence;
  3)  Running  10.83 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 17 degrees, 59
minutes and 37 seconds, thence;

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  4) Running 10.78 feet in a westerly direction, said course  forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 13 degrees, 49
minutes and 46 seconds, thence;
  5)  Running  10.23 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 7  degrees,  6
minutes and 45 seconds, thence;
  6)  Running  24.52 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 25 degrees, 46
minutes and 34 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
Said parcel containing approximately 0.01 acre more or less.
                                PARCEL B
A north-south easement located in the street bed of  a  portion  of  the
former  West  12th  Street near/at the intersection West 12th Street and
Wonder Wheel Way more particularly described as follows:
Starting at a point of beginning located on the easterly  line  of  West
12th  Street,  said point lying 224.17 feet south of the intersection of
the southerly line of Bowery and West 12th Street, as those streets  are
laid out on the City Map, thence;
  1) Running 62.57 feet in a southerly direction, thence;
  2)  Running  60.00 feet in a westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 90 degrees, 17
minutes and 36 seconds, thence;
  3) Running 57.41 feet in a northerly direction, said course forming  a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 89 degrees, 42
minutes and 24 seconds, thence;
  4)  Running 60.20 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 85 degrees, 22
minutes and 26 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
Said parcel containing approximately 0.08 acre more or less.
  S 7. The parkland over which an air  right  easement  may  be  granted
pursuant  to  subdivision  d  of  section two of this act is a parcel of
parkland near the intersection of West 12th Street and Wonder Wheel Way,
more particularly described as follows:
Starting at a point of beginning, said point lying 237.00 feet south  of
the  intersection  of  the southerly line of Bowery and West 12th Street
and 71.80 feet to the east  of  the  previously  said  point,  as  those
streets are laid out on the City Map, thence;
  1) Running 9.00 feet in a northeasterly direction, thence;
  2)  Running 23.67 feet in an easterly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 89 degrees, 53
minutes and 22 seconds, thence;
  3) Running 7.72 feet in a southerly direction along a park line,  said
course  forming a deflection angle to the right with the previous course
of 66 degrees, 28 minutes and 11 seconds, thence;
  4) Running 1.93 feet in a southerly direction along a park line,  said
course  forming a deflection angle to the right with the previous course
of 24 degrees, 59 minutes and 54 seconds, thence;
  5) Running 26.72 feet in the westerly direction, said course forming a
deflection angle to the right with the previous course of 88 degrees, 32
minutes and 52 seconds to the point or place of beginning.
Said parcel containing approximately 0.005 acre more or less.
  S 8. If the parkland that is the subject  of  this  act  has  received
funding  pursuant  to  the federal land and water conservation fund, the
discontinuance of parkland authorized by  the  provisions  of  this  act
shall  not  occur  until  the municipality has complied with the federal
requirements pertaining to the conversion of parklands, including satis-

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fying the secretary of the interior that the discontinuance will include
all conditions which the secretary of the interior  deems  necessary  to
assure  the  substitution  of  other  lands  shall be equivalent in fair
market  value  and recreational usefulness to the lands being discontin-
ued.
  S 9. This act shall take effect immediately.

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