Assembly Bill A10866

                             
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                                 10866--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
   certain parkland in the borough of Queens
 
   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, but notwithstanding
 any provision of state or local law to the contrary,  the  city  of  New
 York  is  hereby  authorized to discontinue permanently the use as park-
 lands and alienate the lands described in section three of this act  and
 to  transfer  such land to the metropolitan transportation authority for
 the purpose of enabling the New York transit authority  to  construct  a
 new  permanent  at-grade  and subsurface signal tower facility and track
 crossover. Such conveyance shall be granted upon such terms  and  condi-
 tions  as the city of New York and metropolitan transportation authority
 shall determine, including terms and  conditions  for  the  metropolitan
 transportation  authority to ensure that the city of New York can comply
 with section four of this act. The metropolitan transportation  authori-
 ty,  as  consideration  for  such transfer, shall pay to the city of New
 York the fair market value of the parklands being discontinued.
   § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
 amount  equal  to  or  greater than the fair market value payable by the
 metropolitan transportation authority, for the parklands  being  discon-
 tinued  towards the acquisition of new parklands or capital improvements
 to existing parklands and recreational facilities within the borough  of
 Queens.
   §  3.  The  lands  hereby  authorized by section one of this act to be
 discontinued permanently as parkland and designated to be transferred to
 the metropolitan transportation authority are located in the  county  of
 Queens, city and state of New York in a park known as the Rockaway Park,
 and are bounded and described as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 A. 10866--A                         2
 
   AREA  A:  ACQUISITION  OF  PROPERTY  RIGHTS WITHIN TAX LOT 10 IN BLOCK
 16160, WITH ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
   BEGINNING  AT  THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT, (N=152034319, E=1032672.026)
 (NAO 83 (2011), NEW YORK LONG ISLAND ZONE NUMBER (3104)  WITNESSED BY  A
 CROSS  CUT  IN  THE  CONCRETE,  WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTERLY
 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET, A FIFTY  FEET  WIDTH  RIGHT  OF
 WAY,  AND  NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY, A FIFTY FEET
 WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING THENCE;
   AT A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND BEARING ANGLE OF S=69°-40'-23" W TO A
 POINT LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY  LINE  OF  ROCKAWAY  FREEWAY
 (N=151968.247, E 1032493.671), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE  OF  5.00  FEET  AND  ANGLE OF N=22'-11'-20" W, TO A POINT
 LOCATED ON THE BORDER OF BLOCK  16160  AND  BLOCK  16161  (N=151972.879,
 E=1032491.781), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND ANGLE OF N=69°-40'-23" E, PARALLEL WITH
 ROCKAWAY FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT  OF  WAY
 LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET (N=152038.951, E=1032670.137), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE OF S=22°-11'-20" E, TO THE POINT OF
 COMMENCEMENT.
   SAID PARCEL DESCRIBED ABOVE CONTAINS 951.0 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS.
   § 4.  The discontinuance and alienation of such parkland authorized by
 this act shall not occur until the city of New York  has  complied  with
 any  federal  requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion of
 parklands, including satisfying the secretary of the interior  that  the
 alienation  or  conversion complies with all conditions which the secre-
 tary of the interior  deems  necessary  to  assure  the    provision  of
 adequate  recreation  properties  and opportunities of reasonably equiv-
 alent location and usefulness.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after March 5, 2026.

                             
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                                 10866--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- 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  in  relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
   certain parkland in the borough of Queens
 
   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, but notwithstanding
 any provision of law to the contrary, the city of  New  York  is  hereby
 authorized,  upon such terms and conditions as the city shall determine,
 to discontinue the use as parklands and alienate the lands described  in
 section  three of this act and to transfer such land to the metropolitan
 transportation authority for the purpose of enabling the New  York  city
 transit  authority  to construct a new permanent at-grade and subsurface
 signal tower facility and track crossover.
   § 1-a. Notwithstanding the failure of the city of New York to seek and
 receive state legislative authorization to alienate certain parklands as
 described in section three of this act  prior  to  the  parklands  being
 alienated  and  transferred to the metropolitan transportation authority
 such alienation is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed.
   § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
 amount  equal  to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
 being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capi-
 tal improvements to existing parklands and recreational facilities with-
 in the borough of Queens.
   § 3. The lands hereby authorized by section one  of  this  act  to  be
 discontinued as parkland and transferred to the metropolitan transporta-
 tion  authority  are  located in the county of Queens, city and state of
 New York, and are bounded and described as follows:
   ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN TAX LOT 10 IN BLOCK 16160,  WITH
 ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 A. 10866--B                         2
 
   BEGINNING  AT  THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT, (N=152034319, E=1032672.026)
 (NAO 83 (2011), NEW YORK LONG ISLAND ZONE NUMBER (3104)  WITNESSED BY  A
 CROSS  CUT  IN  THE  CONCRETE,  WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTERLY
 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET, A FIFTY  FEET  WIDTH  RIGHT  OF
 WAY,  AND  NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY, A FIFTY FEET
 WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING THENCE;
   AT A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND BEARING ANGLE OF S=69°-40'-23" W TO A
 POINT LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY  LINE  OF  ROCKAWAY  FREEWAY
 (N=151968.247, E 1032493.671), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE  OF  5.00  FEET  AND  ANGLE OF N=22'-11'-20" W, TO A POINT
 LOCATED ON THE BORDER OF BLOCK  16160  AND  BLOCK  16161  (N=151972.879,
 E=1032491.781), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND ANGLE OF N=69°-40'-23" E, PARALLEL WITH
 ROCKAWAY FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT  OF  WAY
 LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET (N=152038.951, E=1032670.137), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE OF S=22°-11'-20" E, TO THE POINT OF
 COMMENCEMENT, AND CONTAINING WITHIN SAID BOUNDS 951  SQ.  FT.  OR  0.022
 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
   §  4.  In  the  event  that the city of New York received any funding,
 support or assistance from the  federal  government  for  the  purchase,
 maintenance  or  improvement of the parklands set forth in section three
 of this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland  author-
 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of New
 York has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alien-
 ation  or  conversion of such parklands, including satisfying the secre-
 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with 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 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

                             
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                                 10866--C
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- 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 -- again reported from said
   committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
   ted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
   certain parkland in the borough of Queens
 
   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, but notwithstanding
 any provision of law to the contrary, the city of  New  York  is  hereby
 authorized,  upon such terms and conditions as the city shall determine,
 to discontinue the use as parklands and alienate the lands described  in
 section  three of this act and to transfer such land to the metropolitan
 transportation authority for the purpose of enabling the New  York  city
 transit  authority  to construct a new permanent at-grade and subsurface
 signal tower facility and track crossover.
   § 1-a. Notwithstanding the failure of the city of New York to seek and
 receive state legislative authorization to alienate certain parklands as
 described in section three of this act  prior  to  the  parklands  being
 alienated  and  transferred to the metropolitan transportation authority
 such alienation is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed.
   § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
 amount  equal  to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
 being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capi-
 tal improvements to existing parklands and recreational facilities with-
 in the borough of Queens.
   § 3. The lands hereby authorized by section one  of  this  act  to  be
 discontinued as parkland and transferred to the metropolitan transporta-
 tion  authority  are  located in the county of Queens, city and state of
 New York, and are bounded and described as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD15370-06-6
 A. 10866--C                         2
 
   ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN TAX LOT 10 IN BLOCK 16160,  WITH
 ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
   BEGINNING  AT  THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT, (N=152034319, E=1032672.026)
 (NAO 83 (2011), NEW YORK LONG ISLAND ZONE NUMBER (3104)  WITNESSED BY  A
 CROSS  CUT  IN  THE  CONCRETE,  WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTERLY
 RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET, A FIFTY  FEET  WIDTH  RIGHT  OF
 WAY,  AND  NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ROCKAWAY FREEWAY, A FIFTY FEET
 WIDTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING THENCE;
   AT A DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND BEARING ANGLE OF S=69°-40'-23" W TO A
 POINT LOCATED ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY  LINE  OF  ROCKAWAY  FREEWAY
 (N=151968.247, E 1032493.671), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE  OF  5.00  FEET  AND  ANGLE OF N=22'-11'-20" W, TO A POINT
 LOCATED ON THE BORDER OF BLOCK  16160  AND  BLOCK  16161  (N=151972.879,
 E=1032491.781), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 190.20 FEET AND ANGLE OF N=69°-40'-23" E, PARALLEL WITH
 ROCKAWAY FREEWAY RIGHT OF WAY, TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY RIGHT  OF  WAY
 LINE OF BEACH 104TH STREET (N=152038.951, E=1032670.137), THENCE;
   A  DISTANCE OF 5.00 FEET AND ANGLE OF S=22°-11'-20" E, TO THE POINT OF
 COMMENCEMENT, AND CONTAINING WITHIN SAID BOUNDS 951  SQ.  FT.  OR  0.022
 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
   §  4. Should the lands described in section three of this act cease to
 be used for the purposes described in section  one  of  this  act,  such
 lands  shall  revert  to the city of New York for public park and recre-
 ational purposes.
   § 5. In the event that the city of  New  York  received  any  funding,
 support  or  assistance  from  the  federal government for the purchase,
 maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in  section  three
 of  this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such parkland author-
 ized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of New
 York has complied with any federal requirements pertaining to the alien-
 ation or conversion of such parklands, including satisfying  the  secre-
 tary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with 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 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.