New York A 4964: Memorializes Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos by naming spans of the Triborough bridge after them

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A04964 Summary:

BILL NOA04964 

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Amd §§553 & 563, Pub Auth L; amd §§13-0341, 13-0343 & 13-0347, En Con L; amd §§340-a & 349-f, Hway L

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Memorializes Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos by naming spans of the Triborough bridge after them.

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BILL NOA04964 

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02/10/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4964

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GIBBS, WALKER -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, the environmental conserva-
 tion law and the highway law, in relation to memorializing Robert F.
 Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos by
 renaming certain spans of the Triborough bridge after such men

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby
 2 recognizes Robert F. Kennedy by naming after him a span of the Tribor-
 3 ough bridge, as a tribute befitting his historic contribution to the
 4 state of New York and the nation. Robert F. Kennedy represented the
 5 state of New York in the United States Senate with great distinction,
 6 from 1965 until his untimely death in 1968, working tirelessly to
 7 improve the lives of New Yorkers, fighting poverty and advancing the
 8 civil rights movement. The state of New York and our entire nation were
 9 further enriched by Robert F. Kennedy's prior service as the sixty-
 10 fourth Attorney General of the United States, and trusted advisor to the
 11 President. Common throughout his many works was an effort to bridge the
 12 gaps among persons of diverse racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds.
 13 Accordingly, the legislature hereby names the span of the Triborough
 14 bridge which stretches over the East river from the borough of Queens to
 15 Ward's Island the Robert F. Kennedy bridge.
 16 The legislature further recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in
 17 this fifty-fourth year following his tragic assassination, by naming
 18 after him a span of the Triborough bridge, as a tribute befitting his
 19 historic contributions to the nation. Dr. King worked tirelessly to
 20 improve the lives of the citizens of this country, fighting segregation
 21 and discrimination through non-violent protest and advancing the civil
 22 rights movement, until his untimely death in 1968. The state of New York
 23 and our entire nation were enriched by Dr. King's dedication, example

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00805-01-5

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 1 and sacrifices. Common throughout his many works was an effort to bridge
 2 the gaps among persons of diverse racial, ethnic and economic back-
 3 grounds. Accordingly, the legislature hereby names the span of the
 4 Triborough bridge which stretches from Randall's Island to Manhattan the
 5 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. bridge.
 6 The legislature also hereby recognizes Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos, by
 7 naming after him a span of the Triborough bridge, as a tribute befitting
 8 his historic contributions to the nation of Puerto Rico. Dr. Albizu
 9 Campos, the most prominent Puerto Rican political figure of the 20th
 10 century, was instrumental in Puerto Rico's fight for independence until
 11 his death in 1965. Accordingly, the legislature hereby names the span of
 12 the Triborough bridge which stretches from Randall's Island to the Bronx
 13 the Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos bridge.
 14 § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 553 of the public
 15 authorities law, as amended by chapter 453 of the laws of 2008, is
 16 amended to read as follows:
 17 (a) [a bridge] three bridges heretofore constructe