Assembly Bill A7033A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district

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Bill Amendments

2025-A7033 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.05, Arts & Cul L

2025-A7033 - Summary

Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district.

2025-A7033 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7033
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the arts  and  cultural  affairs  law,  in  relation  to
   authorizing  the council on the arts  to  designate  Little Yemen as a
   cultural district

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  11  of section 3.05 of the arts and cultural
 affairs law, as added by chapter 677 of the laws of 2024, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   11.  To promote regions of cultural significance by providing cultural
 institutions within such regions grants, technical assistance, or  other
 assistance  authorized by this section as the council deems appropriate,
 including, but not limited to[,]: (A) East Harlem,  also  known  as  "El
 Barrio".  This region shall be bounded by East 96th Street on the South,
 5th  Avenue  on  the  West,  East 125th Street on the North and the East
 River on the East; AND (B) "LITTLE YEMEN". THIS REGION SHALL BE  BOUNDED
 BY WHITE PLAINS ROAD ON THE SOUTH, BRONXDALE AVENUE ON THE NORTH, MORRIS
 PARK  AVENUE  ON THE WEST, AND VAN NEST AVENUE ON THE EAST.  The council
 may  designate  additional  regions  of  cultural  significance  at  its
 discretion  but  such  regions shall be compact, contiguous, and have an
 identifiable cultural heritage which unites the region.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10742-02-5

2025-A7033A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Arts and Cultural Affairs Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.05, Arts & Cul L

2025-A7033A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Empowers the council on the arts to designate Little Yemen as a cultural district.

2025-A7033A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7033--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and  Sports  Development  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  arts  and  cultural affairs law, in relation to
   authorizing the council on the arts  to  designate  Little Yemen as  a
   cultural district
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3.05 of  the  arts  and  cultural
 affairs  law, as added by chapter 677 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   11. To promote regions of cultural significance by providing  cultural
 institutions  within such regions grants, technical assistance, or other
 assistance authorized by this section as the council deems  appropriate,
 including,  but  not  limited  to[,]: (A) East Harlem, also known as "El
 Barrio"[. This] WHICH SHALL BE A region [shall be] IN THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK  bounded  by East 96th Street on the South, 5th Avenue on the West,
 East 125th Street on the North and the East River on the East;  AND  (B)
 "LITTLE  YEMEN" WHICH SHALL BE A REGION IN A CITY OF NEW YORK BOUNDED BY
 WHITE PLAINS ROAD ON THE SOUTH, BRONXDALE AVENUE ON  THE  NORTH,  MORRIS
 PARK  AVENUE  ON THE WEST, AND VAN NEST AVENUE ON THE EAST.  The council
 may  designate  additional  regions  of  cultural  significance  at  its
 discretion  but  such  regions shall be compact, contiguous, and have an
 identifiable cultural heritage which unites the region.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10742-03-5

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