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                                   7121
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 1, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT authorizing the discontinuance of certain  parkland  in  Flushing
   Meadows Corona Park in the borough of Queens
 
   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 Queens Future, LLC,  or  its
 affiliates,  the  lands  described  in section three of this act for the
 purposes of developing, constructing, maintaining, operating, using,  or
 occupying  such  lands  with  a gaming facility and, in conjunction with
 such facility, commercial, retail, entertainment,  recreational,  hotel,
 convention,  and/or  community  facility uses, parking, and/or roadways,
 upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon  by  the  city  and
 such company or its affiliates.
   §  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
 development of no less  than  20  acres  of  parkland  within  the  land
 described in section three of this act or adjacent parkland, including a
 north-south  connection  from  the  northern  boundary of the passerelle
 pedestrian bridge to Boat Basin Place, to be constructed and  maintained
 by such company, or affiliates described in section one of this act.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   §  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:
   Area A
   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",
 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°
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 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).
   Area B
   Commencing at a point formed by the intersection of the easterly  side
 of the Grand Central Parkway (variable width) with the southerly side of
 Northern  Boulevard  (variable width), as depicted on Alteration Map No.
 4152, entitled "Map No. 4152 showing the modifications in the  lines  of
 the street system within the territory bounded approximately by Flushing
 Bay, Flushing River, Northern Boulevard, 126th Street, Roosevelt Avenue,
 114th  street,  Astoria Blvd and Grand Central Parkway", dated September
 26, 1960, and filed at  the  Queens  Borough  President's  Topographical
 Bureau, and running thence;
   Along  the said southerly side of Northern Boulevard, along the arc of
 a curve bearing to the left, having a radius of 5,053.50  feet,  an  arc
 length  of 300.54 feet, an internal angle of 03° 24' 27", having a chord
 that bears North 67° 42' 06" East, a distance of 300.49 feet, to a point
 of compound curvature, thence;
   Continuing along said southerly side, along the arc of a curve bearing
 to the left, having a radius of 4,053.50 feet, an arc  length  of  48.08
 feet,  an internal angle of 00° 40' 46", having a chord that bears North
 65° 39' 30" East, a distance of 48.08 feet, to a point, thence;
   Leaving said southerly side of Northern Boulevard, along a  line  that
 bears,  North 26° 29' 16" West, a distance of 284.58 feet, to a point on
 the northerly side of Northern Boulevard (variable  width),  same  being
 the True Point or Place of Beginning, having coordinates N: 215,737.267,
 E: 1,025,728.317 (NAD83 NY LIF), and running thence;
   Leaving  said northerly side of Northern Boulevard, along the arc of a
 curve bearing to the left, having a radius of 104.50 feet, an arc length
 of 68.20 feet, an internal angle of 37° 23' 27",  having  a  chord  that
 bears  North  83°  02' 57" West, a distance of 67.00 feet, to a point of
 curvature, thence;
   South 78° 15' 20" West, a distance of 110.08 feet, to a point of  non-
 tangency, thence;
   Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
 132.51 feet, an arc length of 153.25 feet, an internal angle of 66°  16'
 02",  having  a  chord  that bears North 68° 35' 23" West, a distance of
 144.85 feet, to a point of reverse curvature, thence;
   Along the arc of a curve bearing to  the  left,  having  a  radius  of
 104.50  feet,  an arc length of 85.17 feet, an internal angle of 46° 41'
 42", having a chord that bears North 58° 48' 13"  West,  a  distance  of
 82.83 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   North  01°  26'  37" West, a distance of 3.74 feet, to a point of non-
 tangency, thence;
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   Along the arc of a curve bearing to the  right,  having  a  radius  of
 971.95  feet,  an arc length of 55.00 feet, an internal angle of 03° 14'
 32", having a chord that bears North 89° 49' 21"  West,  a  distance  of
 54.99 feet, to a point of non-tangency, said point being on the westerly
 line of park land heretofore established, thence;
   Along  said  westerly  line,  along  the arc of a curve bearing to the
 left, having a radius of 600.00 feet, an arc length of  33.84  feet,  an
 internal  angle  of 03° 13' 53", having a chord that bears North 38° 34'
 55" West, a distance of 33.84 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   Leaving said westerly line, along the arc of a curve  bearing  to  the
 right,  having  a radius of 600.36 feet, an arc length of 72.51 feet, an
 internal angle of 06° 55' 12", having a chord that bears South  86°  18'
 52" East, a distance of 72.46 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
 131.17 feet, an arc length of 54.89 feet, an internal angle of  23°  58'
 41",  having  a  chord  that bears South 74° 13' 42" East, a distance of
 54.49 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   North 83° 37' 30" East, a distance of 7.45 feet, to a  point  of  non-
 tangency, thence;
   Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
 123.86 feet, an arc length of 54.93 feet, an internal angle of  25°  24'
 42",  having  a  chord  that bears South 47° 34' 19" East, a distance of
 54.48 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   Along the arc of a curve bearing to  the  left,  having  a  radius  of
 101.50  feet,  an arc length of 57.30 feet, an internal angle of 32° 20'
 37", having a chord that bears South 51° 42' 38"  East,  a  distance  of
 56.54 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   North  19°  17'  39" East, a distance of 3.00 feet, to a point of non-
 tangency, thence;
   Along the arc of a curve bearing to the left, having a radius of 98.50
 feet, an arc length of 58.36 feet, an internal angle  of  33°  56'  54",
 having  a  chord  that bears South 84° 46' 13" East, a distance of 57.51
 feet, to a point of tangency, thence;
   North 78° 15' 20" East, a distance of  110.03  feet,  to  a  point  of
 curvature, thence;
   Along  the  arc  of  a  curve bearing to the right, having a radius of
 138.51 feet, an arc length of 110.59 feet, an internal angle of 45°  44'
 57",  having  a  chord  that bears South 78° 52' 12" East, a distance of
 107.68 feet, to a point of non-tangency, thence;
   South 64° 52' 51" East, a distance of 10.31 feet,  to  a  point,  said
 point being on the said northerly side of Northern Boulevard, thence;
   Along  said  northerly  side,  along the arc of a curve bearing to the
 right, having a radius of 1,500.00 feet, an arc length of 44.63 feet, an
 internal angle of 01° 42' 16", having a chord that bears South  68°  40'
 00"  West, a distance of 44.62 feet to the True Point or Place of Begin-
 ning, containing 15,737 square feet (0.361 acres), more or less.
   § 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
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 substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and
 usefulness to the lands being alienated or converted.
   §  5.  Nothing  herein  shall  be construed as intended to preempt any
 provision of article 13 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding
 law.
   § 6. 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, such parklands shall revert back  to  the  city  of  New  York
 department  of parks and recreation to be used for park and recreational
 purposes or for the purposes provided by chapter  729  of  the  laws  of
 1961, including any amendments thereto.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately.