Bill Text: NY J01582 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1582 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Village of Garden City, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-30 - ADOPTED [J01582 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01582-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1582

BY: Senator THOMAS

        COMMEMORATING   the   150th   Anniversary  of  the
        founding of the Village of Garden City, New York

  WHEREAS, It is the intent of this  Legislative  Body  to  honor  and
commemorate   the  distinguished  histories  of  the  communities  which
comprise the noble body of this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the  founding  of  the  Village  of
Garden City, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The Village of Garden City began as the dream of Alexander
Turney Stewart on July 17, 1869, when he purchased 10,000 acres  of  the
treeless  Hempstead  Plains  area  of Long Island stretching from Floral
Park to Bethpage with the idea of creating the first  planned  community
in the United States; and

  WHEREAS,  Alexander  Turney  Stewart  developed  a  relatively small
portion as Garden City, which is known today, as the central section  of
the village; and

  WHEREAS,  After  Alexander Turney Stewart's death in 1876, his wife,
Cornelia, continued the development of the Village  of  Garden  City  by
erecting   several   buildings  in  his  honor,  The  Cathedral  of  the
Incarnation, St. Paul's School and St. Mary's School; and

  WHEREAS, Upon the death of  Cornelia  Stewart  in  1886,  her  heirs
formed  the  Garden  City  Company  in  1893,  to  continue  the orderly
development of the Village of Garden City; and

  WHEREAS, Remaining fruitful over the ebb  and  flow  of  decades  of
growth  and  change, the Village of Garden City continues its commitment
to enhancing the quality of life of its citizens,  ensuring  a  positive
business,  institutional  and  educational  climate,  and  providing all
essential services; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  150th  Anniversary  of  the founding of the Village of
Garden City, New York, recognizing  the  significance  of  the  role  it
continues to play in the life of the community of the State of New York;
and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Village of Garden City.