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Senate Bill S9683

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek

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2025-S9683 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §4-106, NYC Ad Cd

2025-S9683 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to grant, convey and release to abutting upland owners certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek.

2025-S9683 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9683
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 1, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  the sale by the city of New York of certain lands now or
   formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise  known  as  Wyckoff
   Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4-106 of the administrative code of the city of New
 York is amended by adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  TO GRANT, CONVEY AND RELEASE TO ABUTTING UPLAND OWNERS, UPON SUCH
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND FOR SUCH CONSIDERATION AS THE  BOARD  MAY  DEEM
 PROPER,  THE  LANDS  NOW  OR  FORMERLY  UNDER THE WATERS OF WHALE CREEK,
 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WYCKOFF CREEK,  WHICH  WAS  A  TRIBUTARY  OF  NEWTOWN
 CREEK, SITUATED IN LOT 1 ON BLOCK 2612 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK FOR THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15388-01-6

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