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                                   9747
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 28, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  RAMOS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT authorizing the city of New York to discontinue certain  parkland
   in  Flushing  Meadows  Corona  Park in the borough of Queens currently
   consisting of asphalt parking lots to allow for a new development with
   at least fifty acres of parkland

   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, including without  limitation  the
 provisions  of  chapter 729 of the laws of 1961, the city of New York is
 authorized to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate  through  the
 entering  of leases or other agreements with New Green Willets, LLC, its
 affiliates, and any other entity or  entities  the  lands  described  in
 section  three of this act for the purposes of developing, constructing,
 maintaining, operating, using, or occupying such lands  with:  (1)  open
 space  at  Flushing Meadows Corona Park, including ball courts, athletic
 fields, and playgrounds; (2) transforming the Mets-Willets  Point  seven
 train with enhanced functionality and traffic flow reconstruction of the
 boardwalk  entrance, and ADA accessibility; (3) upgrading pedestrian and
 bike paths; (4) climate resiliency, including, but not limited to  solar
 panels,  and  flood mitigation infrastructure; (5) revitalization of the
 Flushing Bay Promenade; (6) a multi-level parking facility with  vehicle
 charging  stations;  and  (7)  a  hotel and convention center, upon such
 terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the city and such company,
 affiliate and other entity; provided, however, that such lands shall not
 be used for the purposes of a gaming facility.
   § 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, which capital improvements shall  include  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 development  of  no  less than fifty acres of free of charge public open
 space, including, but not limited to, ball courts, athletic fields,  and
 playgrounds,  with  grass, trees, or other vegetation on parkland within
 the  land  described  in section three of this act or adjacent parkland,
 including a north-south connection from the passerelle pedestrian bridge
 towards Flushing Bay, provided that, notwithstanding  any  provision  of
 law  to  the  contrary, the city of New York is authorized to enter into
 leases or other agreements with such company, affiliate and other entity
 to construct, maintain and operate such open space on such  parkland  in
 accordance with this act for a term of no more than thirty years.
   §  3. The lands authorized to be discontinued as parklands pursuant to
 section one of this act are as follows:
   All that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land  situated,  lying,  and
 being  in  the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York,
 being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
   Commencing at the corner formed by the intersection of  the  southerly
 line  of  Roosevelt  Avenue  (80'  wide)  and the westerly line of 126th
 Street (80' wide) and running thence;
   A. Along the southerly line of Roosevelt Avenue, S 68° 30'  17"  W,  a
 distance of 10.20' to a point, thence;
   B. Along a line that bears, N 21° 29' 43" W, a distance of 80.00' to a
 point on the northerly line of Roosevelt Avenue and being the TRUE point
 of BEGINNING, and running thence;
   1.  Along  the  northerly line of Roosevelt Avenue, S 68° 30' 17" W, a
 distance of 2,377.78' to a point on a curve  of  the  easterly  easement
 line of the Grand Central Parkway, thence;
   2.  Along  the  easterly easement line with a non-tangent curve to the
 right, having a radius of 1,693.22', an arc length of 623.63', an  inte-
 rior  angle  of  21°  06' 09", and a chord that bears N 10° 40' 23" W, a
 distance of 620.11' to a point of compound curvature, thence;
   3. Continuing along the same with a curve to the right, having a radi-
 us of 2,380.03', an arc length of 269.70', an internal angle of  6°  29'
 34",  and  a chord that bears N 3° 07' 28" E, a distance of 269.56' to a
 point of non-tangency, thence;
   4. Continuing along the same, N 20° 03' 57" E, a distance  of  172.22'
 to a point on a curve, thence;
   5.  Continuing  along  the  same with a non-tangent curve to the left,
 having a radius of 520.00', and arc length of 413.78', an interior angle
 of 45° 35' 31", and a chord that bears N 18° 52' 29" E,  a  distance  of
 402.95' to a point of reverse curvature, thence;
   6. Continuing along the same with a curve to the right, having a radi-
 us  of  771.58',  an arc length of 276.48', an interior angle of 20° 31'
 51", and a chord that bears N 6° 20' 39" E, a distance of 275.00'  to  a
 point  on  a curve of the southerly line of Northern Boulevard (variable
 width), thence;
   7. Along the southerly line of Northern Boulevard with a curve to  the
 left, having a radius of 5,053.50', an arc length of 300.54', an interi-
 or angle of 3° 24' 27", and a chord that bears N 67°42'06" E, a distance
 of 300.49' to a point of compound curvature, thence;
   8. Continuing along the same with a curve to the left, having a radius
 of  4,053.50', an arc length of 63.83', an interior angle of 0° 54' 08",
 and a chord that bears N 65° 32' 49" E, a distance of 63.83' to a  point
 of compound curvature, thence;
   9. Continuing along the same with a curve to the left, having a radius
 of 7,017.50', an arc length of 712.28', an interior angle of 5° 48' 56",
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 and a chord that bears N 62° 11' 17" E, a distance of 711.98' to a point
 of compound curvature, thence;
   10. Continuing along the same with a curve to the left, having a radi-
 us  of  1,017.50',  an arc length of 43.36', an internal angle of 2° 26'
 30", and a chord that bears N 58° 03' 34" E, a distance of 43.36'  to  a
 point of tangency, thence;
   11.  Continuing along the same, N 56° 50' 19" E, a distance of 274.53'
 to a point of curvature, thence;
   12. Continuing along the same with a curve  to  the  right,  having  a
 radius  of  828.50',  an arc length of 168.69', an internal angle of 11°
 39' 58", and a chord that bears N 62° 40' 18" E, a distance  of  168.40'
 to a point of tangency, thence;
   13.  Continuing along the same, N 68° 30' 17" E, a distance of 104.68'
 to a point, said point being the corner formed by  the  intersection  of
 the  southerly  line  of  Northern  Boulevard  (variable width) with the
 westerly line of 126th Street (80' wide), thence;
   14. Along the westerly line of 126th  Street,  S  21°  29'  43"  E,  a
 distance of 1,687.91' to a point, thence;
   15.  Continuing  along the same, S 19° 51' 59" W, a distance of 15.44'
 to the point or place of BEGINNING.
   EXCEPTING, the area within and including the  exterior  walls  of  the
 stadium known, as of the date hereof, as Citi Field. Said overall parcel
 containing 3,352,577 Square Feet (76.9646 acres) more or less.
   All  bearings and distances are in the New York State Plane Coordinate
 System, Long Island Zone (NAD83/2011 Epoch 2010.00).
   § 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 parklands 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 parklands, including satisfying the secretary of
 the interior that the alienation or conversion complies with all  condi-
 tions  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. If the parklands described in section three of this act  are  not
 being  used  or  in the process of being converted for use in accordance
 with the purposes stated in subdivision one of this act  within  fifteen
 years  of the effective date of this act or if such parklands shall ever
 be used for a purpose other than for the purposes described  in  section
 one  of  this  act,  such parklands shall revert back to the city of New
 York department of parks and recreation to be used for park  and  recre-
 ational purposes or for the purposes provided by chapter 729 of the laws
 of 1961, including any amendments thereto.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.