Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
S 8271 authorizes the city of Yonkers to sell 0.24 acres of Samuel Untermyer Park & Gardens (described in Section 3) to St. John's Riverside Hospital for restoring the Color Gardens on the Untermyer estate. The city must dedicate 0.46 acres of replacement parkland (described in Section 4) nearby to maintain equivalent parkland value. If the replacement land’s fair market value is lower, Yonkers must provide additional parkland or facility improvements. This bill ensures no net loss of parkland for residents while enabling the hospital’s restoration project.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced May 28, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly Jun 13, 2025
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 9, 2025
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.337
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 28, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CITIES 2
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
DDemocratic/Working Families
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