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NY S08271
Bill
Status
8/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the city of Yonkers to sell approximately 0.24 acres (10,535 square feet) of parkland from Samuel Untermyer Park & Gardens to St. John's Riverside Hospital at fair market value
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Requires the sale proceeds be used specifically for restoring the Color Gardens that were historically present on the Untermyer estate
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Mandates that Yonkers dedicate approximately 0.46 acres (19,840 square feet) of replacement parkland from St. John's Riverside Hospital property as a condition of the alienation
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Requires Yonkers to pay the difference in fair market value toward additional parkland acquisition or capital improvements to existing parks if the replacement land is worth less than the alienated land
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Prohibits the parkland transfer until Yonkers complies with any federal requirements if the parkland received federal funding support, including obtaining approval from the Secretary of the Interior
Legislative Description
Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.337
8/15/2025