New York S 9429: Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district

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S09429 Summary:

BILL NOS09429 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08904-A

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Amd §3.05, Arts & Cul L

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Authorizes the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a cultural district in the city of New York; designates boundaries.

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03/11/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

06/03/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/03/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1654

06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A8904A

&nbspA08904 AMEND=A Lucas

&nbsp06/16/2025referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp02/12/2026amend and recommit to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp02/12/2026print number 8904a

&nbsp03/18/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/05/2026reported 

&nbsp05/07/2026advanced to third reading cal.469

&nbsp05/11/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/11/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/11/2026REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

&nbsp06/03/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9429

&nbsp06/03/20263RD READING CAL.1654

&nbsp06/03/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/03/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9429

 IN SENATE

 March 11, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
 Parks and Recreation

 AN ACT to amend the arts and cultural affairs law, in relation to
 authorizing the council on the arts to designate Little Panama as a
 cultural district

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 3.05 of the arts and cultural
 2 affairs law, as amended by chapter 323 of the laws of 2025, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 11. To promote regions of cultural significance by providing cultural
 5 institutions within such regions grants, technical assistance, or other
 6 assistance authorized by this section as the council deems appropriate,
 7 including, but not limited to:
 8 (a) East Harlem, also known as "El Barrio", this region shall be
 9 bounded by East 96th Street on the South, 5th Avenue on the West, East
 10 125th Street on the North and the East River on the East; [and]
 11 (b) the Harlem Renaissance Cultural District, this region shall be
 12 bounded by 110th Street on the South, the Hudson River on the West,
 13 155th Street on the North and the 5th Avenue on the East[.]; and
 14 (c) the Little Panama Cultural District, which shall be a region in
 15 the city of New York bounded by President Street to the South, Franklin
 16 Avenue to the East, Bergen Street to the North, and Classon Avenue to
 17 the West.
 18 The council may designate additional regions of cultural significance
 19 at its discretion but such regions shall be compact, contiguous, and
 20 have an identifiable cultural heritage which unites the region.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13374-05-6

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