NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6721

Senate Bill S6721

Signed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the discontinuance of the use as parkland of land in the city of New York commonly known as the Marx Brothers playground

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8419 - Signed by Governor

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 23, 2017	approval memo.10 signed chap.402
Oct 11, 2017	delivered to governor
Jun 21, 2017	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.2187 substituted for s6721
Jun 21, 2017	substituted by a8419 ordered to third reading cal.2187
Jun 14, 2017	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 21, 2017 - Floor Vote
  A8419
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      nay (1)
      
      Krueger
      
      absent (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Jun 21, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6721
  
  24
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (24)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      nay (1)
      
      Krueger

2017-S6721 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8419
Law Section:: Parks

2017-S6721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the discontinuance of the use as parkland of land in the city of New York commonly known as the Marx Brothers playground.

2017-S6721 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6721

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act in relation to authorizing discontinuance of
the use as parkland of land in the city of New York commonly known as
the Marx Brothers playground

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill would authorize the city of New York to alienate certain
parkland, known as Marx Brothers Playground.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This legislation would:

*authorize the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and
transfer the land commonly known as the Marx Brothers playground to
the New York City Educational Construction Fund for the construction
of a combined occupancy structure, as that term is defined in Section
452 of the Education Law of the State of New York;

*require that the alienation of Marx Brothers playground as described
in Section 1 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 towards capital improvements to

existing parkland and recreational facilities within the borough of
Manhattan;

*require if city of New York received funding or support or assistance
from the federal government for the purchase, maintenance or
improvement of the land subject to the alienation, the discontinuance
may not occur until the city of New York has complied with any federal
requirements pertaining to the alienation or conversion of such land;
and

*require this act to take effect immediately

 JUSTIFICATION :

The authorization provided in this act would allow the city of New
York to convey the block in which the Marx Brothers playground is
located, to the New York City Educational Construction Fund, for the
purpose of constructing a combined occupancy structure as its defined
in section 452 of the Education Law. Such combined occupancy structure
would include a new playground, three new schools and a residential
building (including an affordable housing component) that contains a
small amount of commercial space located below the level of the second
floor ceiling.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is new legislation.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

None to the State

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S6721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6721
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 14, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to authorizing discontinuance of the use as  parkland
   of  land  in  the city of New York commonly known as the Marx Brothers
   playground

   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, acting by and through the department of parks and  recreation  and
 the  department  of  education  of  such  city,  is hereby authorized to
 discontinue the use as parkland of the land described in  section  three
 of  this  act,  commonly  known  as the Marx Brothers playground, and to
 transfer such land to the New York city educational construction fund to
 permit the construction of a combined occupancy structure, as that  term
 is  defined  in  section  452  of  the education law upon such terms and
 conditions as shall be agreed upon between the parties.
   § 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
 towards  capital  improvements  to  existing  parkland  and recreational
 facilities within the borough of Manhattan.
   § 3. The lands authorized by section one of this act to be  discontin-
 ued as parkland are bounded and described as follows:
 All that tract or parcel of land situate in the City of New York, County
 of New York, and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
 Beginning  at a point formed by the intersection of the easterly line of
 Second Avenue (100' wide right of way), with the southerly line of  East
 97th  Street  (66'  wide right of way), and from said point of beginning
 running thence; 1. along the said southerly line of  East  97th  Street,
 south  61  degrees 00 minutes 41 seconds east, a distance of 319.00 feet
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13085-03-7

 S. 6721                             2
 
 to a point, thence; 2. through the lands of Lot 1, Block 1668, south  28
 degrees 59 minutes 19 seconds west, a distance of 201.83 feet to a point
 on  the  northerly  line  of  East 96th Street (100' wide right of way),
 thence; 3. along the said northerly line, north 61 degrees 00 minutes 41
 seconds  west, a distance of 319.00 feet to a point formed by the inter-
 section of said northerly line of East 96th Street with the said easter-
 ly line of Second Avenue, thence; 4. along the  said  easterly  line  of
 Second  Avenue,  north 28 degrees 59 minutes 19 seconds east, a distance
 of 201.83 feet to a point and  place  of  beginning,  containing  64,384
 square feet or 1.478 acres.
   §  4.   If the parkland that is described in section three of this act
 has received funding pursuant to the federal land and water conservation
 fund, the discontinuance of parkland authorized by section one  of  this
 act  shall  not  occur  until the city of New York has complied with the
 federal requirements pertaining to the conversion of parklands,  includ-
 ing  satisfying  the  secretary  of the interior that the discontinuance
 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 recreational usefulness to the lands  being  discontin-
 ued.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

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