Bill Text: NY A04366 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the reversion of certain parkland to the city of New York if such parkland is not used for the purpose of construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus on instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-30 - SIGNED CHAP.231 [A04366 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4366
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 4, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Cities
        AN ACT to amend chapter 450 of the laws of 2017, authorizing the city of
          New  York  to  discontinue  certain  parkland  for  the   purpose   of
          construction  and  operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus
          on instruction in science, technology, engineering,  and  mathematics,
          in  relation to adjusting the boundaries of such land to be discontin-
          ued and the reversion of such lands back to the city of  New  York  if
          such land is not used for such purpose
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 3 of chapter 450 of the laws of  2017,  authorizing
     2  the  city of New York to discontinue certain parkland for the purpose of
     3  construction and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus  on
     4  instruction  in  science,  technology,  engineering, and mathematics, is
     5  amended to read as follows:
     6    § 3. The lands authorized to be discontinued pursuant to  section  one
     7  of this act are as follows:
     8    [A  parcel  of  land lying in Queens, New York, in Tax Block No.  2018
     9  Lot 1, more particularly described as follows;
    10    BEGINNING at a point from the corner formed by the intersection of the
    11  westerly line of 111th Street and the southerly  line  of  46th  Avenue.
    12  From  said point, running easterly 95.51 feet along the projected south-
    13  erly line of 46th Avenue to a point, thence running southerly 12.80 feet
    14  parallel to the west line of 111th Street to a point or place of  begin-
    15  ning;
    16    1.  Running  thence easterly 229.20 feet, forming an interior angle of
    17  271.16 degrees, to a point, thence;
    18    2. Running southerly 186.50 feet, forming an interior angle  of  90.00
    19  degrees, to a point of curvature, thence;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08130-02-9

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     1    3.  Along  a curve, concave westerly, with a radius of 171.25 feet, an
     2  arc length of 99.59 feet, and a chord length of 98.19 feet,  forming  an
     3  interior angle of 117.57 degrees, to a point of cusp, thence;
     4    4.  Along a curve with a radius of 176.37 feet, an arc length of 81.55
     5  feet, and a chord length of 80.83 feet, forming  an  interior  angle  of
     6  123.00 degrees, to a point; said point being distant 56.46 feet souther-
     7  ly,  forming an interior angle of 298.27 degrees, thence westerly 171.17
     8  feet, forming an interior angle of 90.00 degrees, to a point  formed  by
     9  the  intersection of the westerly line of 111th Street and the southerly
    10  line of 47th Avenue;
    11    5. Thence running westerly 49.05 feet, from the last mentioned course,
    12  forming an interior  angle  to  the  above  mentioned  chord  of  209.43
    13  degrees, to a point of curvature, thence;
    14    6.  Along a curve, concave easterly, with a radius of 1183.83 feet, an
    15  arc length of 193.78 feet, and a chord length of 193.57 feet, forming an
    16  interior angle of 96.74 degrees, to the point  or  place  of  beginning,
    17  forming an interior angle of 83.26 degrees with the chord.
    18    Containing 43,515 square feet (0.999 acres).]
    19    A  parcel of land lying in Borough and County of Queens, New York City
    20  and State of New York, being in Tax Block No. 2018 Lot 1,  more  partic-
    21  ularly described as follows;
    22    BEGINNING  at  a  point being the corner formed by the intersection of
    23  the westerly line of 111th  Street  with  the  southerly  line  of  46th
    24  Avenue;  and runs thence from said point of commencement, northeasterly,
    25  on the projection of the southerly line of said 46th Avenue, 95.51  feet
    26  to a point;
    27  thence southeasterly parallel to the west line of 111th Street, being on
    28  a  deflection  angle to the right of 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a
    29  distance of 12.80 feet to a point on the easterly line of 111th  Street,
    30  being  the  TRUE  POINT  OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence running from said
    31  TRUE POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING;
    32    1. northeasterly, having a deflection angle to the left of 91  degrees
    33  09 minutes 36 seconds, a distance of 229.20 feet to a point;
    34    2.  thence southeasterly, having a deflection angle to the right of 90
    35  degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 186.50 feet to a  point  of
    36  curvature of a non-tangent curve;
    37    3. thence southerly along said non-tangent curve to the left, having a
    38  radius  of  171.25 feet, an arc length of 99.59 feet, and a chord with a
    39  deflection angle to the right of 62 degrees 25 minutes 48 seconds and  a
    40  chord length of 98.19 feet to a point of cusp;
    41    4.  thence  westerly  along  a  curve  to the left, having a radius of
    42  176.37 feet, an arc length of 81.55 feet, and a chord with a  deflection
    43  angle  to  the  right from the previously mentioned chord, 57 degrees 00
    44  minutes 00 seconds and a chord length of 80.83 feet  to  a  point;  said
    45  point  being  the  following  two (2) courses from a point formed by the
    46  intersection of the westerly line of 111th Street and the southerly line
    47  of 47th Avenue, 1. southeasterly having a deflection angle to  the  left
    48  from  the  last  mentioned  chord,  118 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds, a
    49  distance of 56.46 feet, and 2. southwesterly having a  deflection  angle
    50  of  90  degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds to the right, a distance of 171.17
    51  feet to said point of intersection of the westerly line of 111th  Street
    52  and the southerly line of 47th Avenue;
    53    5.  thence  southwesterly,  having a deflection angle to the left from
    54  the last mentioned chord, 29 degrees 25 minutes 48 seconds,  a  distance
    55  of 49.05 feet, to a point of a non-tangent curve on the easterly line of
    56  111th street;

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     1    6.  thence  northwesterly  along  said  easterly line of 111th street,
     2  along said non-tangent curve to the left, having  a  radius  of  1183.83
     3  feet,  an  arc  length  of  193.78 feet, and a chord having a deflection
     4  angle to the right of 83 degrees 15 minutes  36  seconds,  and  a  chord
     5  length of 193.57 feet, to the true point or place of beginning.
     6    §  2.    Section 5 of chapter 450 of the laws of 2017, authorizing the
     7  city of New York to discontinue certain  parkland  for  the  purpose  of
     8  construction  and operation of a pre-kindergarten center with a focus on
     9  instruction in science, technology,  engineering,  and  mathematics,  is
    10  amended to read as follows:
    11    §  5.  [If] In the event, prior to the construction of any pre-kinder-
    12  garten center buildings, the property described in section three of this
    13  act shall be used for a purpose that is inconsistent with  the  purposes
    14  of  chapter  734 of the laws of 1963, such property shall revert back to
    15  the city of New  York  for  purposes  that  are  consistent  with  those
    16  provided  by  chapter 734 of the laws of 1963. In the event any pre-kin-
    17  dergarten center buildings have been erected on the  property  described
    18  in  section  three  of this act and if the property described in section
    19  three of this act shall ever be used for a purpose other  than  for  the
    20  purpose described in section one of this act, such property shall revert
    21  back  to  the  city of New York department of parks and recreation to be
    22  used for park and recreational purposes or for the purposes provided  by
    23  chapter 734 of the laws of 1963, including any amendments made thereto.
    24    §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    25  have been in full force and effect on and after November 29, 2017.
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