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Senate bill · S7100 (2025-26)

Renames the Oakwood Beach wetland the Oakwood Beach-Detective Russel Timoshenko Preserve

New York State Senate

Latest action May 28, 2026

Sponsor: Andrew J. Lanza (State Senator, District 24, Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform)

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From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 19, 2026. About our data

Summary

Renames the Oakwood Beach wetland the Oakwood Beach-Detective Russel Timoshenko Preserve.

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Renames the Oakwood Beach wetland the Oakwood Beach-Detective Russel Timoshenko preserve.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Environmental Conservation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Environmental Conservation · New York State Senate.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Andrew J. Lanza says this is needed

Detective Russel Timoshenko of Staten Island, was shot twice on July 9, 2007 while making a routine traffic stop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Officer Timoshenko and his partner Officer Yan had been driving in a marked 71 Precinct car on routine patrol with Timoshenko riding shotgun when they spotted a 2003 BMW headed westbound on Lefferts Avenue. The Officers decided to check the BMW's license plate on a laptop computer. The check came back showing that the plate was assigned to a 2007 Mitsu- bishi Outlander, not the BMW. The officers flashed their lights to alert the BMW's driver to pull over. The driver did, after turning north onto Rogers Avenue, and both officers got out of their car. Officer Yan approached the BMW on the driver's side, while Timoshenko approached on the passenger side. The driver pulled a firearm and shot Timoshenko, who was hit in the face. Yan was also hit in the chest and the arm, but saved by his protective vest. Timoshenko died on July 14, 2007, and was posthumously promoted to Detective, first grade on July 27, 2007.

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Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 28, 2026Result: passed

    (59) (1) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Environmental Conservation

    Senate Environmental ConservationMay 20, 2026Result: passed

    (11) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. May 28, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 28, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 28, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Assembly

  4. May 26, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 21, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (3 earlier events)
  1. May 20, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1306

    1ST REPORT CAL.1306

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

  3. Apr 1, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

    NY Senate

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