Senate Bill S8341B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Renames the Newkirk Avenue subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line the Newkirk Avenue Little Haiti station

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S8341 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10060
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1450, A2393
2023-2024: S738

2019-S8341 - Summary

Renames the Newkirk Avenue subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line the "Newkirk Avenue -- Little Haiti station".

2019-S8341 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8341 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8341
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to renaming  the
   Newkirk  Avenue  rapid transit station in Brooklyn the "Newkirk Avenue
   -- Little Haiti station"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1205-b to read as follows:
   § 1205-B. NEWKIRK AVENUE -- LITTLE HAITI STATION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE RAPID TRANSIT STATION ON THE IRT NOSTRAND
 AVENUE LINE OF THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY LOCATED AT THE  INTERSECTION  OF
 NEWKIRK  AND  NOSTRAND  AVENUES  IN  BROOKLYN  AND KNOWN AS THE "NEWKIRK
 AVENUE STATION" SHALL, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  BE
 KNOWN AS THE "NEWKIRK AVENUE -- LITTLE HAITI STATION" AND SHALL BE SUIT-
 ABLY MARKED IN A MANNER TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK
 CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR HIS OR HER DELEGATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15477-01-0

2019-S8341A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10060
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1450, A2393
2023-2024: S738

2019-S8341A - Summary

Renames the Newkirk Avenue subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line the "Newkirk Avenue -- Little Haiti station".

2019-S8341A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8341A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8341--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to renaming  the
   Newkirk  Avenue  rapid transit station in Brooklyn the "Newkirk Avenue
   -- Little Haiti" station
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1205-b to read as follows:
   § 1205-B. NEWKIRK AVENUE -- LITTLE HAITI STATION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE RAPID TRANSIT STATION ON THE IRT NOSTRAND
 AVENUE LINE OF THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAY LOCATED AT THE  INTERSECTION  OF
 NEWKIRK  AND  NOSTRAND  AVENUES  IN  BROOKLYN  AND KNOWN AS THE "NEWKIRK
 AVENUE" STATION SHALL, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  BE
 KNOWN AS THE "NEWKIRK AVENUE -- LITTLE HAITI" STATION AND SHALL BE SUIT-
 ABLY MARKED IN A MANNER TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK
 CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY OR HIS OR HER DELEGATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15477-04-0

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2019-S8341B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10060
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1450, A2393
2023-2024: S738

2019-S8341B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Renames the Newkirk Avenue subway station on the IRT Nostrand Avenue line the "Newkirk Avenue -- Little Haiti station".

2019-S8341B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8341B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8341--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT in relation to renaming the Newkirk Avenue subway station on the
   IRT Nostrand Avenue line the "Newkirk Avenue - Little Haiti station"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Upon a determination by the Metropolitan  Transportation
 Authority  or the New York City Transit Authority that sufficient  funds
 have  been  committed to   it   specifically   for   such  purpose,  the
 Metropolitan Transportation  Authority,  the public benefit  corporation
 created  by  section  1263 of the public   authorities law,  and the New
 York City Transit Authority, the public benefit corporation  created  by
 section  1201  of the   public   authorities law, shall use such specif-
 ically committed funds to rename the Newkirk Avenue  subway  station  on
 the  IRT Nostrand Avenue line of the New York city subway to the Newkirk
 Avenue  -  Little Haiti  station. The MTA shall ensure  that  all  signs
 and  any  other  items  issued  by  the  MTA  are updated  to accurately
 reflect the new name of the station within ten months.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and   shall    be  deemed
 repealed   after  the  signs and any other items are accurately updated.
 The chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
 or president of the New York City Transit Authority  shall  notify   the
 legislative bill drafting commission upon the completion of such updates
 in  order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effec-
 tive data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York
 in  furtherance of effectuating the provisions  of  section  44  of  the
 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15477-03-0

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