New York S 9987: Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens

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S09987 Summary:

BILL NOS09987B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10866-C

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SPONSORSANDERS

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Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain parkland in the borough of Queens and transfer such parkland to the metropolitan transportation authority.

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BILL NOS09987B

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04/21/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

05/14/20261ST REPORT CAL.1122

05/18/2026AMENDED 9987A

05/18/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/19/2026AMENDED 9987B

05/19/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10866C

&nbspA10866 AMEND=C Pheffer Amato

&nbsp04/08/2026referred to cities

&nbsp04/20/2026amend and recommit to cities

&nbsp04/20/2026print number 10866a

&nbsp05/12/2026amend and recommit to cities

&nbsp05/12/2026print number 10866b

&nbsp05/18/2026amend and recommit to cities

&nbsp05/18/2026print number 10866c

&nbsp06/01/2026reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp06/02/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp06/02/2026reported 

&nbsp06/02/2026rules report cal.370

&nbsp06/02/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.370

&nbsp06/02/2026home rule request

&nbsp06/02/2026passed assembly

&nbsp06/02/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp06/02/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp06/02/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9987B

&nbsp06/02/20263RD READING CAL.1122

&nbsp06/02/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/02/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9987--B
 Cal. No. 1122

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 -- reported
 favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on
 first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted,
 retaining its place in the order of second report -- reported favora-
 bly from said committee, amended on second report, ordered to a third
 reading, and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in the
 order of third reading

 AN ACT in relation to authorizing the city of New York to discontinue
 certain parkland in the borough of Queens

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

 1 Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, but notwithstanding
 2 any provision of law to the contrary, the city of New York is hereby
 3 authorized, upon such terms and conditions as the city shall determine,
 4 to discontinue the use as parklands and alienate the lands described in
 5 section three of this act and to transfer such land to the metropolitan
 6 transportation authority for the purpose of enabling the New York city
 7 transit authority to construct a new permanent at-grade and subsurface
 8 signal tower facility and track crossover.
 9 § 1-a. Notwithstanding the failure of the city of New York to seek and
 10 receive state legislative authorization to alienate certain parklands as
 11 described in section three of this act prior to the parklands being
 12 alienated and transferred to the metropolitan transportation authority
 13 such alienation is hereby validated, legalized, ratified and confirmed.
 14 § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 15 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
 16 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
 17 being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capi-
 18 tal improvements to existing parklands and recreational facilities with-
 19 in the borough of Queens.
 20 § 3. The lands hereby authorized by section one of this act to be
 21 discontinued as parkland and transferred to the metropolitan transporta-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15370-08-6

 S. 9987--B 2

 1 tion authority are located in the county of Queens, city and state of
 2 New York, and are bounded and described as follows:
 3 ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN TAX LOT 10 IN BLOCK 16160, WITH
 4 ADDRESS OF 3-11 BEACH 104 STREET, BOROUGH OF QUEENS:
 5 BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF COMMENCEMENT, (N=1520