NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A7514A

Assembly Bill A7514A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Ferry Point Park in the borough of the Bronx

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Apr 04, 2025	print number 7514a
Apr 04, 2025	amend and recommit to cities
Mar 31, 2025	referred to cities

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2025-A7514 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S7049
Current Committee:: Assembly Cities
Law Section:: Parks
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A10460

2025-A7514 - Summary

Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Ferry Point Park in the borough of the Bronx through the entering of leases or other agreements with Bally's New York Operating Company, LLC.

2025-A7514 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7514
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT authorizing the city of New York to discontinue certain  parkland
   in Ferry Point Park in the borough of the Bronx
 
   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, the city of New York is author-
 ized, upon such  terms and  conditions  as  may be  agreed  upon by  the
 city and Bally's New  York  Operating Company,  LLC,  and/or  its affil-
 iates, hereinafter "Bally's": (i) to discontinue the use as parkland and
 sell  at fair market value, the lands described in section three of this
 act and convey such lands to Bally's for  the  purposes  of  developing,
 constructing,  maintaining,  operating,  using,  or occupying such lands
 with a gaming facility, and in conjunction with such  facility,  commer-
 cial,  retail,  entertainment,  recreational,  golf,  hotel,  convention
 center, and/or community facility uses, parking, and roadways;  (ii)  to
 discontinue  the  use  as  parkland  and alienate the lands described in
 section four of this act and to transfer such lands to the New York city
 department of transportation for use as public roadways;  and  (iii)  to
 alienate  the  lands described in section five of this act and convey an
 easement over such lands to Bally's for the purpose of  making  improve-
 ments to an access road, or ingress and egress to the lands described in
 section  three  of  this  act,  provided  that  the access road shall be
 publicly accessible and able    to  be  used  for  park  purposes.  Upon
 completion  of  any improvements, the land shall continue to be used for
 park purposes  and  any disturbances to the surface of the land  due  to
 the  improvements  shall  be  restored  by  Bally's and their successors
 and/or assigns.
   § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this  act  shall  be
 effective  only  upon the conditions that Bally's is awarded or issued a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10303-08-5

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 gaming facility license under title 2-A of article  13  of  the  racing,
 pari-mutuel  wagering  and  breeding  law, authorizing Bally's to own or
 operate a gaming facility located on  the  lands  described  in  section
 three  of  this  act,  and the city of New York dedicates: (i) an amount
 equal to or  greater  than  the  fair  market  value  of  the  parklands
 described  in  sections  three and four of this act;  and (ii) an amount
 equal to or greater than the fair market value of the easement  conveyed
 over the lands described in section five of this act, towards the acqui-
 sition  of  new  parklands and/or capital improvements to existing park-
 lands and recreational facilities within the borough of  the  Bronx,  in
 the city of New York.
   §  3. The lands authorized to be discontinued as parklands pursuant to
 section one of this act are more particularly described as follows:
 
                         BLOCK 5622 PART OF LOT 1
                 IN THE BOROUGH OF BRONX, CITY OF NEW YORK
                          BRONX COUNTY, NEW YORK
 
   All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate,  lying,  and
 being in the Borough of Bronx, Bronx County, City and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at a point having an approximate coordinate value of North-
 ing 234903.30 Easting 1029831.57 as referenced to New York  State  Plane
 coordinate system NAD83 Long Island Zone, and running; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 21.98 feet, a radius
 of  169.69 feet, and a central angle of 07°25'22" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears North 25°58'11" East, a distance of 21.97 feet to  a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 38.41 feet, a radius
 of  213.43 feet, and a central angle of 10°18'45" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears North 21°15'35" East, a distance of 38.36 feet to  a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 101.07 feet, a radi-
 us  of 181.68 feet, and a central angle of 31°52'26" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 00°10'04" East, a distance of 99.77 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 65.65 feet, a radius
 of 273.64 feet, and a central angle of 13°44'43" and being subtended  by
 a  chord which bears North 22°38'30" West, a distance of 65.49 feet to a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 5.08 feet, a  radius
 of 48.11 feet, and a central angle of 06°02'57" and being subtended by a
 chord  which  bears  North  35°16'12" West, a distance of 5.08 feet to a
 point; thence
   North 42°17'27" West, a distance of 21.97 feet to a point; thence
   North 60°47'47" East, a distance of 60.79 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 37.23 feet, a radi-
 us of 268.77 feet, and a central angle of 07°56'11" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 70°23'51" East, a distance of 37.20 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 152.46 feet, a
 radius of 104.91 feet, and  a  central  angle  of  83°16'07"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears South 64°00'00" East, a distance of
 139.40 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 28.14 feet, a radi-
 us of 143.47 feet, and a central angle of 11°14'21" and being  subtended
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 by a chord which bears South 16°44'46" East, a distance of 28.10 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 27.97 feet, a radius
 of 35.00 feet, and a central angle of 45°47'19" and being subtended by a
 chord  which  bears  South 34°01'15" East, a distance of 27.23 feet to a
 point; thence
   South 56°54'55" East, a distance of 51.03 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 67.74 feet, a radius
 of 190.28 feet, and a central angle of 20°23'56" and being subtended  by
 a  chord which bears North 84°41'29" East, a distance of 67.39 feet to a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 111.23 feet, a radi-
 us of 190.28 feet, and a central angle of 33°29'31" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears North 57°44'45" East, a distance of 109.65 feet
 to a point; thence
   North 41°00'00" East, a distance of 180.96 feet to a point; thence
   North 00°00'00" West, a distance of 70.79 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 53.79 feet, a radi-
 us of 889.17 feet, and a central angle of 03°27'59" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 44°05'06" East, a distance of 53.79 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 92.53 feet, a radi-
 us  of 120.00 feet, and a central angle of 44°10'55" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 67°54'33" East, a distance of 90.26 feet to
 a point; thence
   North 90°00'00" East, a distance of 348.76 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 43.26 feet, a radi-
 us of 80.00 feet, and a central angle of 30°59'06" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 74°30'27" East, a distance of 42.74 feet to
 a point; thence
   South 88°19'39" East, a distance of 41.80 feet to a point; thence
   South 56°04'53" East, a distance of 27.54 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 24.98 feet, a radi-
 us  of  30.75 feet, and a central angle of 46°32'29" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 14°57'16" East, a distance of 24.29 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 21.79 feet, a radi-
 us of 69.88 feet, and a central angle of 17°51'48" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 27°43'40" West, a distance of 21.70 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 36.01 feet, a radi-
 us  of 145.66 feet, and a central angle of 14°09'46" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 41°46'58" West, a distance of 35.91 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 39.64 feet, a radi-
 us of 80.00 feet, and a central angle of 28°23'32" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 26°48'14" West, a distance of 39.24 feet to
 a point; thence
   South 41°00'00" West, a distance of 61.24 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 44.16 feet, a radius
 of  185.00 feet, and a central angle of 13°40'38" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears South 34°09'41" West, a distance of 44.06 feet to  a
 point; thence
   South 27°19'22" West, a distance of 151.97 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 38.32 feet, a radi-
 us  of 115.00 feet, and a central angle of 19°05'28" and being subtended
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 by a chord which bears South 36°52'06" West, a distance of 38.14 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 78.29 feet, a radius
 of  1,161.97  feet, and a central angle of 03°51'38" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 44°29'01" West, a distance of 78.28 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 59.43 feet, a radi-
 us of 182.89 feet, and a central angle of 18°37'02" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 51°51'42" West, a distance of 59.17 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 88.92 feet, a radius
 of  124.85 feet, and a central angle of 40°48'23" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears South 40°46'02" West, a distance of 87.05 feet to  a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 67.45 feet, a radi-
 us  of 146.83 feet, and a central angle of 26°19'13" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 33°31'27" West, a distance of 66.86 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 85.51 feet, a radi-
 us of 2060.49 feet, and a central angle of 02°22'40" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 47°06'29" West, a distance of 85.51 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 124.70 feet, a radi-
 us of 290.19 feet, and a central angle of 24°37'13" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 35°13'19" West, a distance of 123.74 feet
 to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 265.70 feet, a radi-
 us of 265.00 feet, and a central angle of 57°26'46" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 01°35'29" West, a distance of 254.71 feet
 to a point; thence
   South 27°07'54" East, a distance of 121.47 feet to a point; thence
   South 46°28'09" East, a distance of 86.12 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 93.75 feet, a radius
 of 1,145.12 feet, and a central angle of 04°41'27" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 16°44'33" West, a distance of 93.73 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 297.54 feet, a radi-
 us  of  2,340.83  feet,  and  a  central  angle  of  07°16'58" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears South 10°27'28"  West,  a  distance  of
 297.34 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 47.94 feet, a radi-
 us  of  42.37 feet, and a central angle of 64°50'11" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 67°46'46" West, a distance of 45.42 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 89.56 feet, a radi-
 us of 697.08 feet, and a central angle of 07°21'40" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 31°40'50" West, a distance of 89.50 feet to
 a point; thence
   North 28°00'00" West, a distance of 282.38 feet to a point; thence
   North 21°35'16" West, a distance of 122.52 feet to a point; thence
   North 27°17'27" West, a distance of 586.32 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 45.25 feet, a radi-
 us  of  95.00 feet, and a central angle of 27°17'27" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 13°38'44" West, a distance of 44.82 feet to
 a point; thence
   North 00°00'00" West, a distance of 19.63 feet to a point; thence
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   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 34.86 feet, a radius
 of 59.00 feet, and a central angle of 33°51'17" and being subtended by a
 chord which bears North 16°55'39" West, a distance of 34.36  feet  to  a
 point; thence
   North  90°00'00"  West, a distance of 56.07 feet to the Point or Place
 of Beginning
   Encompassing an area of 685,283 square feet or 15.73  acres,  more  or
 less
   §  4.  The  tracts  of parkland authorized to be alienated for roadway
 improvements pursuant to section one of this act are  more  particularly
 described as follows:
   All  that  certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying, and
 being in the Borough of Bronx, Bronx County, City and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point on the southerly Right  of  Way  Line  of  Schley
 Avenue  (80  feet wide), 80.00' +/- westerly from the westerly curb face
 of a private road west of the  Whitestone  Bridge  approach,  having  an
 approximate coordinate value of Northing 236695.73 Easting 1029272.80 as
 referenced  to  the  New  York  State Plane coordinate system NAD83 Long
 Island Zone, and running; thence
   Along said  southerly  Right  of  Way  line  of  Schley  Avenue  North
 89°27'54" East, a distance of 104.85 feet to a point; thence
   South 17°20'08" West, a distance of 48.07 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 54.48
 feet, a radius of 686.59 feet, and a  central  angle  of  04°32'48"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 19°36'32" East, a distance
 of 54.47 feet; thence
   South 21°36'51" West, a distance of 41.68 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  12.20
 feet, a radius of 102.00 feet, and a central angle of 06°51'4" and being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears South 24°28'24" West, a distance of
 12.19 feet; thence
   South 28°23'11" West, a distance of 67.82 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  60.74
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,822.59 feet, and a central angle of 01°54'34" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 27°25'53" West, a  distance
 of 60.74 feet; thence
   South 24°07'39" West, a distance of 39.35 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 67.21
 feet, a radius of 865.09 feet, and a  central  angle  of  04°27'04"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 21°54'07" West, a distance
 of 67.19 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  85.24
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,661.03 feet, and a central angle of 02°56'25" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 18°12'22" West, a  distance
 of 85.23 feet; thence
   South 14°28'04" West, a distance of 22.59 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 98.16
 feet, a radius of 6,423.61 feet, and a central angle  of  00°52'32"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 11°45'41" West, a distance
 of 98.16 feet; thence
   South 09°39'14" West, a distance of 22.44 feet to a point; thence
   South 06°08'12" West, a distance of 40.10 feet to a point; thence
   North 90°00'00" East, a distance of 20.18 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an arc  length  of  119.60
 feet,  a  radius  of  955.06  feet, and a central angle of 07°10'30" and
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 being subtended by a chord which bears South 02°45'51" West, a  distance
 of 119.52 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 361.95
 feet, a radius of 1,060.23 feet, and a central angle  of  19°33'36"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 10°07'15" East, a distance
 of 360.19 feet; thence
   South 24°31'03" East, a distance of 170.06 feet to a point; thence
   South 30°10'25" East, a distance of 48.26 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an arc  length  of  226.76
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,015.47 feet, and a central angle of 12°47'40" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 38°08'01" East, a  distance
 of 226.29 feet; thence
   South 49°27'31" East, a distance of 106.19 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 143.06
 feet, a radius of 352.18 feet, and a  central  angle  of  23°16'29"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 64°29'57" East, a distance
 of 142.08 feet; thence
   North 88°29'48" East, a distance of 54.14 feet to a point; thence
   South 26°01'23" East, a distance of 21.98 feet to a point; thence
   North 88°29'48" East, a distance of 33.18 feet  on  Triborough  Bridge
 Abutment; thence
   Along  said  Triborough  Bridge  Abutment,  North  63°46'52"  East,  a
 distance of 104.97 feet to a point; thence
   North 44°28'24" East, a distance of 31.67 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 31.98 feet, a radius
 of 168.43 feet, and a central angle of 10°52'41" and being subtended  by
 a  chord  which  bears  North  21°32'33" East, a distance of 31.93 feet;
 thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  76.04
 feet,  a  radius  of  136.68  feet, and a central angle of 31°52'28" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 00°10'04" East, a  distance
 of 75.06 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 54.85
 feet, a radius of 228.64 feet, and a  central  angle  of  13°44'44"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 22°38'30" West, a distance
 of 54.72 feet; thence
   North 27°46'32" West, a distance of 21.86 feet to a point; thence
   North 29°29'17" West, a distance of 10.83 feet to a point; thence
   North 31°08'00" West, a distance of 192.53 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  32.05
 feet,  a  radius  of  168.65  feet, and a central angle of 10°53'16" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 25°40'00" West, a  distance
 of 32.00 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the right having an arc length of 47.70
 feet, a radius of 509.64 feet, and a  central  angle  of  05°21'44"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 17°32'26" West, a distance
 of 47.68 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  46.67
 feet,  a  radius  of  278.71  feet, and a central angle of 09°35'42" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 10°03'42" West, a  distance
 of 46.62 feet; thence
   North 05°58'34" West, a distance of 24.21 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the right having an arc length of 30.58
 feet, a radius of 211.91 feet, and a  central  angle  of  08°16'02"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 01°50'34" West, a distance
 of 30.55 feet; thence
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   North 01°29'53" East, a distance of 235.97 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 43.63
 feet, a radius of 668.56 feet, and a  central  angle  of  03°44'20"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 03°22'07" East, a distance
 of 43.62 feet; thence
   North 06°09'48" East, a distance of 196.57 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  81.69
 feet,  a  radius  of  940.26  feet, and a central angle of 04°58'39" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 03°40'28" East, a  distance
 of 81.66 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the right having an arc length of 65.16
 feet, a radius of 3,253.97 feet, and a central angle  of  01°08'50"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 00°36'42" East, a distance
 of 65.16 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  90.23
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,151.41 feet, and a central angle of 04°29'23" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 02°12'25" West, a  distance
 of 90.20 feet; thence
   North 04°07'44" West, a distance of 198.55 feet to a point; thence
   North 06°07'46" West, a distance of 44.54 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a curve to the right having an arc length of 117.21
 feet, a radius of 2,432.36 feet, and a central angle  of  02°45'39"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 10°15'28" West, a distance
 of 117.20 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc length  of  126.75
 feet,  a  radius  of  918.30  feet, and a central angle of 07°54'30" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 03°40'51" West, a  distance
 of 126.65 feet; thence
   North  00°50'37"  West,  a  distance  of 37.69 feet to a point on said
 southerly former Right of Way line of Schley Avenue; thence
   Along said southerly former Right of Way line of Schley Avenue,  North
 89°27'54" East, a distance of 167.92 feet to a point; thence
   South 09°20'48" West, a distance of 184.52 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 104.41
 feet, a radius of 278.23 feet, and a  central  angle  of  21°30'05"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 04°29'37" West, a distance
 of 103.80 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  26.33
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,168.01 feet, and a central angle of 01°17'30" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 08°17'18" East, a  distance
 of 26.33 feet; thence
   South 04°00'38" East, a distance of 97.79 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a curve to the right having an arc length of 397.84
 feet, a radius of 1,834.73 feet, and a central angle  of  12°25'27"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 00°12'01" East, a distance
 of 397.07 feet; thence
   South 06°27'58" West, a distance of 115.47 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 106.95 feet, a radi-
 us of 1,156.69  feet,  and  a  central  angle  of  05°17'53"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears South 03°58'44" West, a distance of
 106.92 feet; thence
   South 01°25'02" West, a distance of 207.99 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 130.46 feet, a radi-
 us of 266.33 feet, and a central angle of 28°04'01" and being  subtended
 by  a chord which bears South 12°21'18" East, a distance of 129.16 feet;
 thence
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   South 31°05'36" East, a distance of 126.78 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 71.28 feet, a radi-
 us  of 922.20 feet, and a central angle of 04°25'42" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 30°49'48" East, a distance of  71.26  feet;
 thence
   South 60°47'47" West, a distance of 60.79 feet to a point; thence
   South 42°17'27" East, a distance of 21.97 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 5.08 feet, a radius
 of 48.11 feet, and a central angle of 06°02'57" and being subtended by a
 chord which bears South 35°16'12" East, a distance of 5.08 feet; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 65.65 feet, a radi-
 us  of 273.64 feet, and a central angle of 13°44'43" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 22°38'30" East, a distance of  65.49  feet;
 thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 101.07 feet, a
 radius of 181.68 feet, and  a  central  angle  of  31°52'26"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears South 00°10'04" West, a distance of
 99.77 feet; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 38.41 feet, a radi-
 us of 213.43 feet, and a central angle of 10°18'45" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 21°15'34" West, a distance of 38.36 feet;
 thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 21.98 feet, a radi-
 us of 169.69 feet, and a central angle of 07°25'22" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 25°58'11" West, a distance of 21.97 feet;
 thence
   South 31°55'58" West, a distance of 13.33 feet to a point; thence
   South 26°10'20" East, a distance of 42.37 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  384.71  feet,  a
 radius  of  334.33  feet,  and  a  central  angle of 65°55'45" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears South 64°27'31"  West,  a  distance  of
 363.83 feet; thence
   North 83°45'53" West, a distance of 119.81 feet to a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 202.70 feet, a
 radius of 452.18 feet, and  a  central  angle  of  25°41'03"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears North 65°18'14" West, a distance of
 201.01 feet; thence
   North 49°27'31" West, a distance of 113.18 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  254.89  feet,  a
 radius  of  1,115.47  feet,  and  a central angle of 13°05'33" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears North 38°12'39"  West,  a  distance  of
 254.34 feet; thence
   North 30°10'25" West, a distance of 54.53 feet to a point; thence
   North 24°31'03" West, a distance of 178.94 feet to a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 399.79 feet, a
 radius of 1,160.23 feet, and a central  angle  of  19°44'34"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears North 10°13'59" West, a distance of
 397.81 feet; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  132.59  feet,  a
 radius  of  1,055.06  feet,  and  a central angle of 07°12'02" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears North 02°47'59"  East,  a  distance  of
 132.50 feet; thence
   North 90°00'00" West, a distance of 20.12 feet to a point; thence
   North 07°28'28" East, a distance of 60.29 feet to a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 349.05 feet, a
 radius of 1,216.34 feet, and a central  angle  of  16°26'32"  and  being
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 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears North 17°17'27" East, a distance of
 347.86 feet; thence
   North 27°32'55" East, a distance of 57.91 feet to a point; thence
   North 27°54'01" East, a distance of 87.16 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 29.51 feet, a radi-
 us  of 110.68 feet, and a central angle of 15°16'35" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 18°23'49" East, a distance of  29.42  feet;
 thence
   North 27°46'34" East, a distance of 91.63 feet to a point; thence
   North 24°52'23" East, a distance of 66.11 feet to a point; thence
   North 22°02'59" East, a distance of 76.72 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 57.95 feet, a radius
 of  1,168.76  feet, and a central angle of 02°50'27" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 19°08'12" East, a distance of 57.95 feet to
 the Point or Place of Beginning.
   Encompassing an area of 418,365 square feet or  9.61  acres,  more  or
 less.
   §  5. The tract of parkland authorized to be alienated and conveyed as
 an easement pursuant to subdivision (iii) of section one of this act  is
 more particularly described as follows:
   All  that  certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying, and
 being in the Borough of Bronx, Bronx County, City and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point having an approximate coordinate value of  North-
 ing  234891.99  Easting 1029824.52 as referenced to New York State Plane
 coordinate system NAD83 Long Island Zone, and running; thence
   North 31°55'58" East, a distance of 13.33 feet to a point; thence
   North 90°00'00" East, a distance of 56.07 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 34.86 feet, a radi-
 us of 59.00 feet, and a central angle of 33°51'17" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 16°55'39" East, a distance of 34.36 feet to
 a point; thence
   South  00°00'00"  East,  a  distance  of 19.63 feet to a point; thence
 Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 45.25 feet,  a  radius
 of 95.00 feet, and a central angle of 27°17'27" and being subtended by a
 chord  which  bears Sourth 13°38'44" East, a distance of 44.82 feet to a
 point; thence
   South 27°17'27" East, a distance of 586.32 feet to a point; thence
   South 21°35'16" East, a distance of 122.52 feet to a point; thence
   South 28°00'00" East, a distance of 282.38 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 89.56 feet, a radius
 of 697.08 feet, and a central angle of 07°21'40" and being subtended  by
 a  chord which bears South 31°40'50" East, a distance of 89.50 feet to a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 47.94 feet, a radius
 of 42.37 feet, and a central angle of 64°50'11" and being subtended by a
 chord which bears South 67°46'46" East, a distance of 45.42  feet  to  a
 point; thence
   South 06°18'34" West, a distance of 41.41 feet to a point; thence
   South 05°06'56" West, a distance of 56.14 feet to a point; thence
   South 03°32'44" West, a distance of 72.15 feet to a point; thence
   North  26°10'20"  West,  a  distance  of 1,372.16 feet to the Point or
 Place of Beginning
   Encompassing an area of 61,945 square feet or 1.42 acres, more or less
   § 6. In the event that the city of  New  York  received  any  funding,
 support  or  assistance  from  the  federal government for the purchase,
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 maintenance or improvement of the parklands set forth in section  three,
 four,  or  five  of  this act, the discontinuance and alienation of such
 parklands authorized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until
 the city of New York has complied with any federal requirements pertain-
 ing  to  the alienation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying
 the secretary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies
 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 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 7. Nothing in this act shall be construed as intended to preempt  or
 supersede  any provision of article 13 of the racing, pari-mutuel wager-
 ing and breeding law or sections 197-c and 197-d of the  New  York  City
 charter pertaining to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
   §  8.  If construction of a gaming facility on the parklands described
 in section three of this act is not commenced 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, the parklands described in sections three and four of this act
 shall revert back to the city of New York department of parks and recre-
 ation  to  be  used for park and recreational purposes, and the easement
 over the parklands described in section five of this  act  shall  termi-
 nate.
   § 9. This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-A7514A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S7049
Current Committee:: Assembly Cities
Law Section:: Parks
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A10460

2025-A7514A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-A7514A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
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                                  7514--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT authorizing the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland
   in Ferry Point Park in the borough of the Bronx

   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, the city of New  York  is  author-
 ized,  upon such  terms and  conditions  as  may be  agreed  upon by the
 city and Bally's New  York  Operating Company,  LLC,  and/or  its affil-
 iates, hereinafter "Bally's": (i) to discontinue the use as parkland and
 sell at fair market value, the lands described in section three of  this
 act  and  convey  such  land  to Bally's for the purposes of developing,
 constructing, maintaining, operating, using,  or  occupying  such  lands
 with  a  gaming facility, and in conjunction with such facility, commer-
 cial,  retail,  entertainment,  recreational,  golf,  hotel,  convention
 center,  and/or  community facility uses, parking, and roadways; (ii) to
 discontinue the use as parkland and  alienate  the  lands  described  in
 section four of this act and to transfer such lands to the New York city
 department  of  transportation  for use as public roadways; and (iii) to
 alienate the lands described in section five of this act and  convey  an
 easement  over  such lands to Bally's for the purpose of making improve-
 ments to an access road, or ingress and egress to the lands described in
 section three of this act,  provided  that  the  access  road  shall  be
 publicly  accessible  and  able    to  be  used  for park purposes. Upon
 completion of any improvements, the land shall continue to be  used  for
 park  purposes   and  any disturbances to the surface of the land due to
 the improvements shall be  restored  by  Bally's  and  their  successors
 and/or assigns.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10303-11-5
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   §  2.  The  authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 effective only upon the conditions that Bally's is awarded or  issued  a
 gaming  facility  license  under  title 2-A of article 13 of the racing,
 pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, authorizing  Bally's  to  own  or
 operate  a  gaming  facility  located  on the lands described in section
 three of this act, and the city of New York dedicates:   (i)  an  amount
 equal  to  or  greater  than  the  fair  market  value  of the parklands
 described in sections three and four of this act;   and (ii)  an  amount
 equal  to or greater than the fair market value of the easement conveyed
 over the lands described in section five of this act, towards the acqui-
 sition of new parklands and/or capital improvements  to  existing  park-
 lands  and  recreational  facilities within the borough of the Bronx, in
 the city of New York.
   § 3. The lands authorized to be discontinued as parklands pursuant  to
 section one of this act are more particularly described as follows:
 
                         BLOCK 5622 PART OF LOT 1
                 IN THE BOROUGH OF BRONX, CITY OF NEW YORK
                          BRONX COUNTY, NEW YORK
 
   All  that  certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying, and
 being in the Borough of Bronx, Bronx County, City and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING at a point having an approximate coordinate value of  North-
 ing  234903.30  Easting 1029831.57 as referenced to New York State Plane
 coordinate system NAD83 Long Island Zone, and running; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 21.98 feet, a radius
 of 169.69 feet, and a central angle of 07°25'22" and being subtended  by
 a  chord which bears North 25°58'11" East, a distance of 21.97 feet to a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 38.41 feet, a radius
 of 213.43 feet, and a central angle of 10°18'45" and being subtended  by
 a  chord which bears North 21°15'35" East, a distance of 38.36 feet to a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 101.07 feet, a radi-
 us of 181.68 feet, and a central angle of 31°52'26" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 00°10'04" East, a distance of 99.77 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 65.65 feet, a radius
 of  273.64 feet, and a central angle of 13°44'43" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears North 22°38'30" West, a distance of 65.49 feet to  a
 point; thence
   Along  a curve to the left having an arc length of 5.08 feet, a radius
 of 48.11 feet, and a central angle of 06°02'57" and being subtended by a
 chord which bears North 35°16'12" West, a distance of  5.08  feet  to  a
 point; thence
   North 42°17'27" West, a distance of 21.97 feet to a point; thence
   North 60°47'47" East, a distance of 60.79 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 37.23 feet, a radi-
 us  of 268.77 feet, and a central angle of 07°56'11" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 70°23'51" East, a distance of 37.20 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  152.46  feet,  a
 radius  of  104.91  feet,  and  a  central  angle of 83°16'07" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears South 64°00'00"  East,  a  distance  of
 139.40 feet to a point; thence
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   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 28.14 feet, a radi-
 us  of 143.47 feet, and a central angle of 11°14'21" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 16°44'46" East, a distance of 28.10 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 27.97 feet, a radius
 of 35.00 feet, and a central angle of 45°47'19" and being subtended by a
 chord  which  bears  South 34°01'15" East, a distance of 27.23 feet to a
 point; thence
   South 56°54'55" East, a distance of 51.03 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 67.74 feet, a radius
 of 190.28 feet, and a central angle of 20°23'56" and being subtended  by
 a  chord which bears North 84°41'29" East, a distance of 67.39 feet to a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 111.23 feet, a radi-
 us of 190.28 feet, and a central angle of 33°29'31" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears North 57°44'45" East, a distance of 109.65 feet
 to a point; thence
   North 41°00'00" East, a distance of 180.96 feet to a point; thence
   North 00°00'00" West, a distance of 70.79 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 53.79 feet, a radi-
 us of 889.17 feet, and a central angle of 03°27'59" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 44°05'06" East, a distance of 53.79 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 92.53 feet, a radi-
 us  of 120.00 feet, and a central angle of 44°10'55" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 67°54'33" East, a distance of 90.26 feet to
 a point; thence
   North 90°00'00" East, a distance of 348.76 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 43.26 feet, a radi-
 us of 80.00 feet, and a central angle of 30°59'06" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 74°30'27" East, a distance of 42.74 feet to
 a point; thence
   South 88°19'39" East, a distance of 41.80 feet to a point; thence
   South 56°04'53" East, a distance of 27.54 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 24.98 feet, a radi-
 us  of  30.75 feet, and a central angle of 46°32'29" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 14°57'16" East, a distance of 24.29 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 21.79 feet, a radi-
 us of 69.88 feet, and a central angle of 17°51'48" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 27°43'40" West, a distance of 21.70 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 36.01 feet, a radi-
 us  of 145.66 feet, and a central angle of 14°09'46" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 41°46'58" West, a distance of 35.91 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 39.64 feet, a radi-
 us of 80.00 feet, and a central angle of 28°23'32" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 26°48'14" West, a distance of 39.24 feet to
 a point; thence
   South 41°00'00" West, a distance of 61.24 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 44.16 feet, a radius
 of  185.00 feet, and a central angle of 13°40'38" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears South 34°09'41" West, a distance of 44.06 feet to  a
 point; thence
   South 27°19'22" West, a distance of 151.97 feet to a point; thence
 A. 7514--A                          4
 
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 38.32 feet, a radi-
 us  of 115.00 feet, and a central angle of 19°05'28" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 36°52'06" West, a distance of 38.14 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 78.29 feet, a radius
 of  1,161.97  feet, and a central angle of 03°51'38" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 44°29'01" West, a distance of 78.28 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 59.43 feet, a radi-
 us of 182.89 feet, and a central angle of 18°37'02" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 51°51'42" West, a distance of 59.17 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 88.92 feet, a radius
 of  124.85 feet, and a central angle of 40°48'23" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears South 40°46'02" West, a distance of 87.05 feet to  a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 67.45 feet, a radi-
 us  of 146.83 feet, and a central angle of 26°19'13" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 33°31'27" West, a distance of 66.86 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 85.51 feet, a radi-
 us of 2060.49 feet, and a central angle of 02°22'40" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 47°06'29" West, a distance of 85.51 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 124.70 feet, a radi-
 us of 290.19 feet, and a central angle of 24°37'13" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 35°13'19" West, a distance of 123.74 feet
 to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 265.70 feet, a radi-
 us of 265.00 feet, and a central angle of 57°26'46" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 01°35'29" West, a distance of 254.71 feet
 to a point; thence
   South 27°07'54" East, a distance of 121.47 feet to a point; thence
   South 46°28'09" East, a distance of 86.12 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 93.75 feet, a radius
 of 1,145.12 feet, and a central angle of 04°41'27" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears South 16°44'33" West, a distance of 93.73 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 297.54 feet, a radi-
 us  of  2,340.83  feet,  and  a  central  angle  of  07°16'58" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears South 10°27'28"  West,  a  distance  of
 297.34 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 47.94 feet, a radi-
 us  of  42.37 feet, and a central angle of 64°50'11" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears North 67°46'46" West, a distance of 45.42 feet to
 a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 89.56 feet, a radi-
 us of 697.08 feet, and a central angle of 07°21'40" and being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 31°40'50" West, a distance of 89.50 feet to
 a point; thence
   North 28°00'00" West, a distance of 282.38 feet to a point; thence
   North 21°35'16" West, a distance of 122.52 feet to a point; thence
   North 27°17'27" West, a distance of 586.32 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 45.25 feet, a radi-
 us  of  95.00 feet, and a central angle of 27°17'27" and being subtended
 A. 7514--A                          5
 
 by a chord which bears North 13°38'44" West, a distance of 44.82 feet to
 a point; thence
   North 00°00'00" West, a distance of 19.63 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 34.86 feet, a radius
 of 59.00 feet, and a central angle of 33°51'17" and being subtended by a
 chord  which  bears  North 16°55'39" West, a distance of 34.36 feet to a
 point; thence
   North 90°00'00" West, a distance of 56.07 feet to the Point  or  Place
 of Beginning
   Encompassing  an  area  of 685,283 square feet or 15.73 acres, more or
 less
   § 4. The tracts of parkland authorized to  be  alienated  for  roadway
 improvements  pursuant  to section one of this act are more particularly
 described as follows:
   All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate,  lying,  and
 being in the Borough of Bronx, Bronx County, City and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at  a  point  on  the southerly Right of Way Line of Schley
 Avenue (80 feet wide), 80.00' +/- westerly from the westerly  curb  face
 of  a  private  road  west  of the Whitestone Bridge approach, having an
 approximate coordinate value of Northing 236695.73 Easting 1029272.80 as
 referenced to the New York State  Plane  coordinate  system  NAD83  Long
 Island Zone, and running; thence
   Along  said  southerly  Right  of  Way  line  of  Schley  Avenue North
 89°27'54" East, a distance of 104.85 feet to a point; thence
   South 17°20'08" West, a distance of 48.07 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  54.48
 feet,  a  radius  of  686.59  feet, and a central angle of 04°32'48" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 19°36'32" East, a  distance
 of 54.47 feet; thence
   South 21°36'51" West, a distance of 41.68 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 12.20
 feet, a radius of 102.00 feet, and a central angle of 06°51'4" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears South 24°28'24"  West,  a  distance  of
 12.19 feet; thence
   South 28°23'11" West, a distance of 67.82 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 60.74
 feet, a radius of 1,822.59 feet, and a central angle  of  01°54'34"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 27°25'53" West, a distance
 of 60.74 feet; thence
   South 24°07'39" West, a distance of 39.35 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  67.21
 feet,  a  radius  of  865.09  feet, and a central angle of 04°27'04" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 21°54'07" West, a  distance
 of 67.19 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 85.24
 feet, a radius of 1,661.03 feet, and a central angle  of  02°56'25"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 18°12'22" West, a distance
 of 85.23 feet; thence
   South 14°28'04" West, a distance of 22.59 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  98.16
 feet,  a  radius  of 6,423.61 feet, and a central angle of 00°52'32" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 11°45'41" West, a  distance
 of 98.16 feet; thence
   South 09°39'14" West, a distance of 22.44 feet to a point; thence
   South 06°08'12" West, a distance of 40.10 feet to a point; thence
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   North 90°00'00" East, a distance of 20.18 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 119.60
 feet, a radius of 955.06 feet, and a  central  angle  of  07°10'30"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 02°45'51" West, a distance
 of 119.52 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an arc  length  of  361.95
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,060.23 feet, and a central angle of 19°33'36" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 10°07'15" East, a  distance
 of 360.19 feet; thence
   South 24°31'03" East, a distance of 170.06 feet to a point; thence
   South 30°10'25" East, a distance of 48.26 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 226.76
 feet, a radius of 1,015.47 feet, and a central angle  of  12°47'40"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 38°08'01" East, a distance
 of 226.29 feet; thence
   South 49°27'31" East, a distance of 106.19 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an arc  length  of  143.06
 feet,  a  radius  of  352.18  feet, and a central angle of 23°16'29" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 64°29'57" East, a  distance
 of 142.08 feet; thence
   North 88°29'48" East, a distance of 54.14 feet to a point; thence
   South 26°01'23" East, a distance of 21.98 feet to a point; thence
   North  88°29'48"  East,  a distance of 33.18 feet on Triborough Bridge
 Abutment; thence
   Along  said  Triborough  Bridge  Abutment,  North  63°46'52"  East,  a
 distance of 104.97 feet to a point; thence
   North 44°28'24" East, a distance of 31.67 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 31.98 feet, a radius
 of  168.43 feet, and a central angle of 10°52'41" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears North 21°32'33" East,  a  distance  of  31.93  feet;
 thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 76.04
 feet, a radius of 136.68 feet, and a  central  angle  of  31°52'28"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 00°10'04" East, a distance
 of 75.06 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the left having an  arc  length  of  54.85
 feet,  a  radius  of  228.64  feet, and a central angle of 13°44'44" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 22°38'30" West, a  distance
 of 54.72 feet; thence
   North 27°46'32" West, a distance of 21.86 feet to a point; thence
   North 29°29'17" West, a distance of 10.83 feet to a point; thence
   North 31°08'00" West, a distance of 192.53 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the right having an arc length of 32.05
 feet, a radius of 168.65 feet, and a  central  angle  of  10°53'16"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 25°40'00" West, a distance
 of 32.00 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  47.70
 feet,  a  radius  of  509.64  feet, and a central angle of 05°21'44" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 17°32'26" West, a  distance
 of 47.68 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the right having an arc length of 46.67
 feet, a radius of 278.71 feet, and a  central  angle  of  09°35'42"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 10°03'42" West, a distance
 of 46.62 feet; thence
   North 05°58'34" West, a distance of 24.21 feet to a point; thence
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   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  30.58
 feet,  a  radius  of  211.91  feet, and a central angle of 08°16'02" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 01°50'34" West, a  distance
 of 30.55 feet; thence
   North 01°29'53" East, a distance of 235.97 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve  to the left having an arc length of 43.63
 feet, a radius of 668.56 feet, and a  central  angle  of  03°44'20"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 03°22'07" East, a distance
 of 43.62 feet; thence
   North 06°09'48" East, a distance of 196.57 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  81.69
 feet,  a  radius  of  940.26  feet, and a central angle of 04°58'39" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 03°40'28" East, a  distance
 of 81.66 feet; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the right having an arc length of 65.16
 feet, a radius of 3,253.97 feet, and a central angle  of  01°08'50"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 00°36'42" East, a distance
 of 65.16 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  90.23
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,151.41 feet, and a central angle of 04°29'23" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 02°12'25" West, a  distance
 of 90.20 feet; thence
   North 04°07'44" West, a distance of 198.55 feet to a point; thence
   North 06°07'46" West, a distance of 44.54 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a curve to the right having an arc length of 117.21
 feet, a radius of 2,432.36 feet, and a central angle  of  02°45'39"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears North 10°15'28" West, a distance
 of 117.20 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc length  of  126.75
 feet,  a  radius  of  918.30  feet, and a central angle of 07°54'30" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears North 03°40'51" West, a  distance
 of 126.65 feet; thence
   North  00°50'37"  West,  a  distance  of 37.69 feet to a point on said
 southerly former Right of Way line of Schley Avenue; thence
   Along said southerly former Right of Way line of Schley Avenue,  North
 89°27'54" East, a distance of 167.92 feet to a point; thence
   South 09°20'48" West, a distance of 184.52 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 104.41
 feet, a radius of 278.23 feet, and a  central  angle  of  21°30'05"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 04°29'37" West, a distance
 of 103.80 feet; thence
   Continuing along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  26.33
 feet,  a  radius  of 1,168.01 feet, and a central angle of 01°17'30" and
 being subtended by a chord which bears South 08°17'18" East, a  distance
 of 26.33 feet; thence
   South 04°00'38" East, a distance of 97.79 feet to a point; thence
   Continuing  along  a curve to the right having an arc length of 397.84
 feet, a radius of 1,834.73 feet, and a central angle  of  12°25'27"  and
 being  subtended by a chord which bears South 00°12'01" East, a distance
 of 397.07 feet; thence
   South 06°27'58" West, a distance of 115.47 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 106.95 feet, a radi-
 us of 1,156.69  feet,  and  a  central  angle  of  05°17'53"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears South 03°58'44" West, a distance of
 106.92 feet; thence
   South 01°25'02" West, a distance of 207.99 feet to a point; thence
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   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 130.46 feet, a radi-
 us of 266.33 feet, and a central angle of 28°04'01" and being  subtended
 by  a chord which bears South 12°21'18" East, a distance of 129.16 feet;
 thence
   South 31°05'36" East, a distance of 126.78 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 71.28 feet, a radi-
 us  of 922.20 feet, and a central angle of 04°25'42" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 30°49'48" East, a distance of  71.26  feet;
 thence
   South 60°47'47" West, a distance of 60.79 feet to a point; thence
   South 42°17'27" East, a distance of 21.97 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 5.08 feet, a radius
 of 48.11 feet, and a central angle of 06°02'57" and being subtended by a
 chord which bears South 35°16'12" East, a distance of 5.08 feet; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 65.65 feet, a radi-
 us  of 273.64 feet, and a central angle of 13°44'43" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 22°38'30" East, a distance of  65.49  feet;
 thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 101.07 feet, a
 radius of 181.68 feet, and  a  central  angle  of  31°52'26"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears South 00°10'04" West, a distance of
 99.77 feet; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 38.41 feet, a radi-
 us of 213.43 feet, and a central angle of 10°18'45" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 21°15'34" West, a distance of 38.36 feet;
 thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 21.98 feet, a radi-
 us of 169.69 feet, and a central angle of 07°25'22" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears South 25°58'11" West, a distance of 21.97 feet;
 thence
   South 31°55'58" West, a distance of 13.33 feet to a point; thence
   South 26°10'20" East, a distance of 42.37 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  384.71  feet,  a
 radius  of  334.33  feet,  and  a  central  angle of 65°55'45" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears South 64°27'31"  West,  a  distance  of
 363.83 feet; thence
   North 83°45'53" West, a distance of 119.81 feet to a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 202.70 feet, a
 radius of 452.18 feet, and  a  central  angle  of  25°41'03"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears North 65°18'14" West, a distance of
 201.01 feet; thence
   North 49°27'31" West, a distance of 113.18 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  254.89  feet,  a
 radius  of  1,115.47  feet,  and  a central angle of 13°05'33" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears North 38°12'39"  West,  a  distance  of
 254.34 feet; thence
   North 30°10'25" West, a distance of 54.53 feet to a point; thence
   North 24°31'03" West, a distance of 178.94 feet to a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 399.79 feet, a
 radius of 1,160.23 feet, and a central  angle  of  19°44'34"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears North 10°13'59" West, a distance of
 397.81 feet; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc  length  of  132.59  feet,  a
 radius  of  1,055.06  feet,  and  a central angle of 07°12'02" and being
 subtended by a chord which bears North 02°47'59"  East,  a  distance  of
 132.50 feet; thence
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   North 90°00'00" West, a distance of 20.12 feet to a point; thence
   North 07°28'28" East, a distance of 60.29 feet to a point; thence
   Along  a  curve  to  the  right having an arc length of 349.05 feet, a
 radius of 1,216.34 feet, and a central  angle  of  16°26'32"  and  being
 subtended  by  a  chord  which bears North 17°17'27" East, a distance of
 347.86 feet; thence
   North 27°32'55" East, a distance of 57.91 feet to a point; thence
   North 27°54'01" East, a distance of 87.16 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 29.51 feet, a radi-
 us of 110.68 feet, and a central angle of 15°16'35" and being  subtended
 by  a  chord which bears North 18°23'49" East, a distance of 29.42 feet;
 thence
   North 27°46'34" East, a distance of 91.63 feet to a point; thence
   North 24°52'23" East, a distance of 66.11 feet to a point; thence
   North 22°02'59" East, a distance of 76.72 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 57.95 feet, a radius
 of 1,168.76 feet, and a central angle of 02°50'27" and  being  subtended
 by a chord which bears North 19°08'12" East, a distance of 57.95 feet to
 the Point or Place of Beginning.
   Encompassing  an  area  of  418,365 square feet or 9.61 acres, more or
 less.
   § 5. The tract of parkland authorized to be alienated and conveyed  as
 an  easement pursuant to subdivision (iii) of section one of this act is
 more particularly described as follows:
   All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate,  lying,  and
 being in the Borough of Bronx, Bronx County, City and State of New York,
 bounded and described as follows:
   BEGINNING  at a point having an approximate coordinate value of North-
 ing 234891.99 Easting 1029824.52 as referenced to New York  State  Plane
 coordinate system NAD83 Long Island Zone, and running; thence
   North 31°55'58" East, a distance of 13.33 feet to a point; thence
   North 90°00'00" East, a distance of 56.07 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the right having an arc length of 34.86 feet, a radi-
 us  of  59.00 feet, and a central angle of 33°51'17" and being subtended
 by a chord which bears South 16°55'39" East, a distance of 34.36 feet to
 a point; thence
   South 00°00'00" East, a distance of 19.63  feet  to  a  point;  thence
 Along  a  curve to the left having an arc length of 45.25 feet, a radius
 of 95.00 feet, and a central angle of 27°17'27" and being subtended by a
 chord which bears Sourth 13°38'44" East, a distance of 44.82 feet  to  a
 point; thence
   South 27°17'27" East, a distance of 586.32 feet to a point; thence
   South 21°35'16" East, a distance of 122.52 feet to a point; thence
   South 28°00'00" East, a distance of 282.38 feet to a point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 89.56 feet, a radius
 of  697.08 feet, and a central angle of 07°21'40" and being subtended by
 a chord which bears South 31°40'50" East, a distance of 89.50 feet to  a
 point; thence
   Along a curve to the left having an arc length of 47.94 feet, a radius
 of 42.37 feet, and a central angle of 64°50'11" and being subtended by a
 chord  which  bears  South 67°46'46" East, a distance of 45.42 feet to a
 point; thence
   South 06°18'34" West, a distance of 41.41 feet to a point; thence
   South 05°06'56" West, a distance of 56.14 feet to a point; thence
   South 03°32'44" West, a distance of 72.15 feet to a point; thence
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   North 26°10'20" West, a distance of 1,372.16  feet  to  the  Point  or
 Place of Beginning
   Encompassing an area of 61,945 square feet or 1.42 acres, more or less
   §  6.  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,
 four, or five of this act, the discontinuance  and  alienation  of  such
 parklands authorized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until
 the city of New York has complied with any federal requirements pertain-
 ing  to  the alienation or conversion of parklands, including satisfying
 the secretary of the interior that the alienation or conversion complies
 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 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   § 7. Nothing in this act shall be construed as intended to preempt  or
 supersede  any provision of article 13 of the racing, pari-mutuel wager-
 ing and breeding law or sections 197-c and 197-d of the  New  York  City
 charter pertaining to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
   §  8.  If Bally's is awarded or issued a gaming facility license under
 title 2-A of article 13 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
 law and construction of a gaming facility on the parklands described  in
 section  three of this act is not commenced 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,  the  parklands  described  in  sections three and four of this act
 shall revert back to the city of New York department of parks and recre-
 ation to be used for park and recreational purposes,  and  the  easement
 over  the  parklands  described in section five of this act shall termi-
 nate.
   § 9. This act shall take effect immediately.

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