Assembly Bill A7740

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to protecting the integrity of traditionally recognized neighborhoods in certain cities

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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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2011-A7740 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 19-C ยง995, Gen Muni L

2011-A7740 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to protecting the integrity of traditionally recognized neighborhoods in certain cities; prohibits the renaming or re-designating of any traditionally recognized neighborhood within such city except pursuant to a set process.

2011-A7740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7740

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES, JAFFEE, ROBERTS, SCARBOROUGH, CAMARA --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, BRENNAN, PERRY, P. RIVERA
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to protecting the
  integrity of traditionally recognized neighborhoods

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

  Section  1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
cle 19-C to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 19-C
                       NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY ACT
SECTION 995. NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY.
  S 995.  NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY. 1. NO PERSON OR ENTITY SHALL RENAME OR
RE-DESIGNATE A TRADITIONALLY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN A CITY  WITH
A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, OR IN ANY WAY RECONSTITUTE TRADI-
TIONALLY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES,  EXCEPT  AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  THE  MAYOR,  UPON  A  MAJORITY APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SHALL
DESIGNATE AND DIRECT A GOVERNMENT OFFICE OR AGENCY TO DEVELOP A  PROCESS
FOR  THE PROPOSED RENAMING OF ANY TRADITIONALLY RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD,
OR FOR THE RECONSTITUTION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF  ANY  SUCH  NEIGHBORHOOD.
SUCH  PROCESS  SHALL  REQUIRE  INPUT  FROM THE COMMUNITY BOARD OR BOARDS
WHICH REPRESENT SUCH AREAS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE APPLICABLE  CITY  CHAR-
TER.
  3.  NO  REAL  ESTATE BROKER OR ANY AGENT OF A REAL ESTATE BROKER SHALL
MARKET, DISSEMINATE OR PROMOTE, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  IN  ANY
WRITTEN  OR ELECTRONIC FORM THE SALE OR RENTAL OF AN APARTMENT, HOUSE OR
OTHER REAL PROPERTY AS PART OF, OR LOCATED IN, A DESIGNATED NEIGHBORHOOD
THAT IS NOT A TRADITIONALLY RECOGNIZED  NEIGHBORHOOD  OR  RECOGNIZED  AS
SUCH  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROCESS  SET  FORTH  IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
SECTION. A VIOLATION OF THIS  SECTION  SHALL  SUBJECT  THE  REAL  ESTATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09821-02-1

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