New York S 7121: Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park

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S07121 Summary:

BILL NOS07121A

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SAME ASSAME AS A06781-B

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Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

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BILL NOS07121A

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04/01/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

04/17/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 1

04/17/2025PRINT NUMBER 7121A

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.735

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/27/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A6781B

&nbspA06781 AMEND=B Hooks

&nbsp03/14/2025referred to cities

&nbsp04/02/2025amend (t) and recommit to cities

&nbsp04/02/2025print number 6781a

&nbsp04/17/2025amend and recommit to cities

&nbsp04/17/2025print number 6781b

&nbsp05/08/2025reference changed to ways and means

&nbsp05/13/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/13/2025reported 

&nbsp05/13/2025rules report cal.190

&nbsp05/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.190

&nbsp05/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/13/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/13/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

&nbsp05/27/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S7121A

&nbsp05/27/20253RD READING CAL.735

&nbsp05/27/2025HOME RULE REQUEST

&nbsp05/27/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/27/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/18/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp06/18/2025signed chap.138

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7121--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 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:

 1 Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, but notwithstanding
 2 any provision of law to the contrary, including without limitation the
 3 provisions of chapter 729 of the laws of 1961, the city of New York is
 4 authorized to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate through the
 5 entering of leases or other agreements with Queens Future, LLC, or its
 6 affiliates, the lands described in section three of this act for the
 7 purposes of developing, constructing, maintaining, operating, using, or
 8 occupying such lands with a gaming facility and, in conjunction with
 9 such facility, commercial, retail, entertainment, recreational, hotel,
 10 convention, and/or community facility uses, parking, and/or roadways,
 11 upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the city and
 12 such company or its affiliates.
 13 § 2. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be
 14 effective only upon the condition that the city of New York dedicates an
 15 amount equal to or greater than the fair market value of the parklands
 16 being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or capi-
 17 tal improvements to existing parklands and recreational facilities with-
 18 in the borough of Queens, which capital improvements shall include the
 19 development of no less than 20 acres of parkland within the land
 20 described in section three of this act or adjacent parkland, including a
 21 north-south connection from the northern boundary of the passerelle

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07748-08-5

 S. 7121--A 2

 1 pedestrian bridge to Boat Basin Place, to be constructed and maintained
 2 by such company, or affiliates described in section one of this act.
 3 § 3. The lands authorized to be discontinued as parklands pursuant to
 4 section one of this act are as follows:
 5 All that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land situated, lying, and
 6 being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York,
 7 being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
 8 Area A
 9 Commencing at the corner formed by the inters