Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

Latest action Aug 15, 2025

Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8677, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Committee

Cities · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Cities 2 · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the City of Yonkers to alienate a portion of Untermyer Park and to give this portion of land to St. John's Riverside Hospital in exchange for an adjacent portion of land owned by St. John's Riverside Hospital.

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Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(21) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(62) (0) (0) (1)

The sponsor's argument

Why Andrea Stewart-Cousins says this is needed

In 1940, Samuel Untermyer, a prominent American lawyer and civic leader, passed away. Mr. Untermyer bequeathed his 150-acre estate in the City of Yonkers to the State of New York. In 1946, 43 acres of the estate were transferred to the City of Yonkers, and the tity dedicated this land as Untermyer Park. The Untermyer estate once contained a series of six terraced gardens each planted in a single color, known as the Color Gardens. The terraces led down to the Overlook, and contained plants in the color schemes of, in descending order, pink, blue, red, white and yellow, with a delphinium garden at the bottom terrace. Today, only the lowest two terraces remain, as the land that comprised the four higher terraces is now part of the parking lot of St. John's Riverside Hospi- tal. With this parkland alienation and land transfer, the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy hopes to restore the Color Gardens for the benefit of the residents of Yonkers and all who visit.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Aug 15, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.337
NY Senate
Aug 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.687
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.687
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S8271
NY Assembly

Show full history (11 earlier events)

Jun 12, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Rules Report CAL.687
RULES REPORT CAL.687
NY Assembly
Jun 11, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1721
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1721
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CITIES
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CITIES
NY Assembly
May 28, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CITIES 2
NY Senate

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