Authorizes NYC to alienate a parcel of land in Queens to the NYC housing authority on condition that the parcel remains used for open space and recreational purposes.
Sponsor: RULES / Co-sponsor(s): GIANARIS
Law Section: New York City
Sponsor: RULES / Co-sponsor(s): GIANARIS
Law Section: New York City
S7517-2011 Actions
- Jun 20, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A10622
- Jun 11, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- Jun 6, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
- Jun 5, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1087
- May 31, 2012: REFERRED TO CITIES
S7517-2011 Meetings
Cities: Jun 5, 2012S7517-2011 Calendars
Active List: Jun 20, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 18, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 19, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 20, 2012S7517-2011 Votes
VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE:
- Cities
- Jun 5, 2012
Ayes (6): Lanza, DeFrancisco, Grisanti, Robach, Avella, Oppenheimer
S7517-2011 Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7517
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to authorize the city of New York to alienate a parcel of land
in the borough of Queens to the New
York city housing authority on the condition that the parcel remains
used for open space and recreational purposes
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would authorize the City of New York
to alienate a parcel of land, which includes a portion of Hallet's
Cove Playground in Queens for purposes of conveyance to the New York
City Housing Authority ("NYCHA"). The parcel would come under NYCHA
jurisdiction, but would be permanently maintained and operated by the
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for open space and
recreational purposes. The bill would take effect immediately.
REASONS FOR SUPPORT:
This legislation would facilitate a zoning lot
merger between the Astoria Houses, a NYCHA facility, and a proposed
development to be undertaken by Lincoln Equities Development on a
former industrial site known as Hallet's Point. This merger will
allow Lincoln Equities to develop the affordable housing component
of its project within Astoria Houses, adding approximately 2,300
units at the facility. The parcel proposed for alienation would form
a connection between the two properties, thus enabling the zoning lot
merger to occur. The property, which currently functions as a large
cobbled planting bed for a row of trees buffering the outside of
Hallet's Cove Playground, would be transferred to NYCHA. However, the
legislation would require NYCHA to permanently retain the parcel as
public open space under the operation and management of the New York
City Department of Parks & Recreation. The existing row of trees
would remain in place and continue to serve as a landscape amenity
for the adjoining park. Thus, this proposed alienation legislation
will result in no loss of open space and the parcel will continue to
benefit patrons of Hallet's Cove Playground while also allowing for
the construction of additional affordable
housing within the NYCHA property.
As an additional part of this proposed development, Lincoln Equities
will also open a new waterfront public access area in the proposed
mixed-use development that would be required under the City's
Waterfront Zoning Text. Further, Lincoln Equities has agreed to
undertake or fund improvements to adjacent parkland, subject to the
Parks Department's approval. Potential
park improvements include repairing and repaving the softball field
and basketball courts, fence repairs and the installation of new
fencing along the Parks Department's waterfront promenade, and the
installation of low ramps for skate boarding. These capital
improvements would result in a more useful park for the present and
future residents.
Accordingly, the Mayor urges the earliest possible favorable
consideration of this proposal by the Legislature.
S7517-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
7517 I N SENATE May 31, 2012
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to authorize the city of New York to alienate a parcel of land in the borough of Queens to the New York city housing authority on the condition that the parcel remains used for open space and recreational purposes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the city of New York, acting by and through the commissioner of parks and recreation of such city, is authorized to alienate the land described in section three of this act to the New York city housing authority upon such terms and conditions as the parties shall agree.
S 2. The authorization provided in section one of this act shall be subject to the requirement that the parcel will be under the jurisdic tion of the New York city housing authority and shall permanently be operated and maintained for open space and recreational purposes by the city of New York department of parks and recreation.
S 3. The land to be conveyed is as follows:
All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the westerly line of 1st Street (formerly known as Mills Street, 70 foot wide) with the dividing line between lot 100 and lot 11, block 490, and from said point of beginning running thence; along the said westerly line of 1st Street, the following of two (2) courses:
South 07 degrees, 21 minutes, 20 seconds east, a distance of 93.85 feet to a point of curvature, thence; Along a curve to the left having a radius of 110.00 feet, an arc length of 111.98 feet, a central angle of 58 degrees, 19 minutes, 38 seconds, bearing a chord of south 36 degrees, 31 minutes, 09 seconds east, and a chord distance of 107.21 feet to a point, thence; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16052-03-2
S. 7517 2 Along the dividing line between lot 100 and lot 101, block 490, south 61 degrees, 30 minutes, 02 seconds west, a distance of 12.26 feet to a point, thence; proceeding through the interior of lot 100, block 490, the following four (4) courses:
Along a curve to the right having a radius of 120.00 feet, an arc length of 55.35 feet, a central angle of 26 degrees, 25 minutes, 36 seconds, bearing a chord of north 48 degrees, 55 minutes, 42 seconds west, and a chord distance of 54.86 feet to a point of non tangency, thence; South 75 degrees, 48 minutes, 31 seconds west, a distance of 5.63 feet to a point, thence; North 14 degrees, 11 minutes, 29 seconds west, a distance of 18.54 feet to a point of non tangent curvature, thence; Along a curve to the right having a radius of 120.00 feet, an arc length of 40.00 feet, a central angle of 19 degrees, 05 minutes, 53 seconds, bearing a chord of north 16 degrees, 54 minutes, 16 seconds west, and a chord distance of 39.81 feet to a point of tangency, thence; North 07 degrees, 21 minutes, 20 seconds west, a distance of 93.99 feet to a point, thence; Along the aforementioned dividing line between lot 100 and lot 11, block 490, north 83 degrees, 27 minutes, 42 seconds east, a distance of 10.00 feet to the point and place of beginning. Containing 2,120 square feet or 0.049 acre.
S 4. If the parkland that is the subject of this act has received funding pursuant to the federal land and water conservation fund, the discontinuance of parkland authorized by the provisions of this act shall not occur until the city of New York has complied with the federal requirements pertaining to the conversion of parklands, including satis fying the secretary of the interior that the discontinuance will include all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary to assure the substitution of other lands shall be equivalent in fair market value and recreational usefulness to the lands being discontin ued.
S 5. Any lands transferred to the jurisdiction of the New York city housing authority pursuant to this act shall be used for public park purposes and upon termination of such use shall revert to the city of New York department of parks and recreation.
S 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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