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a. Legislative intent. The city council hereby declares that a drastically high number of adults and children are annually killed and injured by motor vehicles while operating bicycles and tricycles in the streets of our city and countless pedestrians have been injured by the operation of bicycles and tricycles on sidewalks and pedestrian walks in parks. Although the riding of bicycles and tricycles is healthy and wholesome and a normal activity for developing youngsters, the streets and sidewalks of the city of New York are highly congested and, in most areas, dangerous. The safety of the children of New York city requires that a maximum number of off-street areas be developed for the operation of bicycles and tricycles in local communities, and it is impossible to adequately meet this problem except by a large centralized riding area in each borough. It is the intent of the council to assure the broad development of such a program by this legislation.
b. Designation areas.
1. The commissioner shall cause to be created and maintained, in all parks whose total area exceeds five acres, adequate areas appropriately designed for the use of bicycles and of tricycles.
2. Such areas shall be designed and constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the commissioner.
3. For purposes of this section, the word "areas" shall mean and include "bicycle paths" at least one mile long in parks whose area is greater than twenty-five acres, "bicycle tracks" at least one-quarter of a mile long in parks whose area is greater than five acres, and "tricycle circles" located close to adequate seating space for adults.
The commissioner of cultural affairs may enter into an agreement with the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Inc. for the maintenance and operation by the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Inc. of the Brooklyn Children's Museum situated in Brower Park, in the borough of Brooklyn, as the same is presently constructed and established, and as it may be enlarged and improved. Such agreement shall become effective only upon approval by the mayor. Upon the making of such contract, the city may, in its discretion, annually appropriate to the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Inc. such sum or sums of money as it may determine are needed for the maintenance and support of the said Brooklyn Children's Museum and the activities of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Inc. in connection therewith.
The commissioner, subject to the approval of the mayor, may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit corporation or association, organized or to be organized for the purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining an art museum, for the occupation, operation and maintenance by such corporation or association of an art museum in any existing building or buildings or part thereof or in any building or buildings or part thereof hereafter to be constructed in Flushing Meadow park, in the borough of Queens and for the adequate keeping, maintenance, extension, preservation, management and operation of such art museum, for the collection and exhibition of objects of art, the advancement of knowledge concerning art, the prosecution of original researches relating to art and kindred subjects, for affording instruction in the same and for the entertainment, recreation and instruction of the people. Such agreement may provide, in addition to other terms and conditions, for membership on the board of directors or board of trustees of such corporation or association of the mayor and the commissioner and the president of the borough of Queens, and their successors in office. Upon the making of such agreement, the city of New York may annually, in its discretion, appropriate to the corporation or association maintaining such art museum such sum or sums as it may determine for the maintenance and support thereof and the activities in connection therewith.
The commissioner shall set aside as a haven and preserve for wildlife, four sections of park lands in the northwestern portion of Pelham Bay Park designated on the official maps of the department as proposed sanitation landfill areas II, III, IV and VI, broadly described as follows:
1. Area II, an irregularly-shaped parcel bounded on the north and northeast by the Hutchinson river parkway and Rock uplands, on the east by the Split Rock golf course, on the south by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks and on the west by Bartow road, and running through the center thereof, a substantial portion of Goose creek.
2. Area III, an irregularly-shaped parcel bounded on the north by an area of land south of the Hutchinson parkway and the Bartow road exit from said parkway, on the east by a land area west of Bartow road, on the south by the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks and on the west by the center line of the Hutchinson river, but to include Goose island.
3. Area IV, an irregularly-shaped parcel of land bounded on the north by the New England thruway, on the east by the Hutchinson parkway, and on the south and on the west by the center line of the Hutchinson river.
4. Area VI an irregularly-shaped parcel of land bounded on the north and west by the Hutchinson river, on the east and south by Shore road, said land being known as Tallapoosa west. Excluding, however, Tallapoosa east in said park lands which has been designated as a landfill area for use by the department of sanitation. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for the operation and maintenance by such organization of the areas hereinabove referred to for the adequate keeping, maintenance, management, operation and preservation by such organization of the animals, aquatic animals, migratory and resident fowl and songbirds, fish and other flora and fauna indigenous to the area, to establish collections of specimens and provide interested nature lovers and educational institutions with opportunities for study and research in the areas. Upon the making of such agreement, the city may annually, in its discretion, appropriate to the operating organization such sum or sums as it may determine for the maintenance and support of the Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary and the activities of the operating organization in connection therewith. The failure of the commissioner to enter into such an agreement shall in no way alter the status of the above described areas as wildlife sanctuaries.
The commissioner shall set aside as a zoological and geological haven and preserve, the section of park lands and lands under water in the northeastern portion of Pelham Bay park designated on the official maps of the department as proposed sanitation land fill area V broadly described as follows: Area V, an irregular N-shaped area of marsh lands and lands under water running from a point where the sand of Orchard beach terminate in Long Island sound at the extreme northern tip of the beach, thence northwesterly to the eastern shore of Hunter island, thence northeast along the high water mark line of the eastern shore of Hunter island to that point of the island which still faces east into Long Island sound, thence in a wide arc going easterly and southerly, through the waters of Long Island sound, including within the arc the islands known as Cat Briars island or One Tree island, and Twin islands, back to the point of beginning. The commissioner may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for the operation and maintenance by such organization of the areas hereinabove referred to for the adequate keeping, maintenance, management, operation and preservation by such organization of the animals, aquatic animals, migratory and resident fowl and songbirds, fish and other glacial or post glacial flora and fauna indigenous to the area, to establish collections of specimens and provide interested individual nature lovers and educational institutions with opportunities for study and research in the areas. Upon the making of such agreement, the city may annually, in its discretion, appropriate to the operating organization such sum as it may determine for the maintenance and support of the Hunter Island Marine Zoology and Geology Sanctuary and the activities of the operating organization in connection therewith. The failure of the commissioner to enter into such an agreement shall in no way alter the status of the above described areas as a marine zoology and geology sanctuary.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner may enter into agreements with the New York Zoological Society for the planning, maintenance and operation by such society of zoos and zoological parks on the premises known as the Flushing Meadow Zoo, the Prospect Park Zoo and/or the Central Park Zoo, for the transfer of the animal collections and equipment at such zoos to such society and for purposes and programs incidental and related thereto. Such agreements shall become effective upon approval by the board of estimate.
a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general, special or local, the city, acting by the commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into contracts, long-term leases or rental agreements with, or grant licenses, permits, concessions or other authorizations to, the USTA National Tennis Center Incorporated, its affiliates, successors or mortgagees, or assigns in connection with or pursuant to a mortgage or other financing (including an assignment by a mortgagee) ("NTC") upon such terms and conditions, for such consideration, and for such term of duration as may be agreed upon by the city and the NTC, whereby the NTC is granted the right, for any purpose or purposes referred to in subdivision b of this section, to use, occupy or carry on activities on certain tracts of land described in subdivision c of this section, including the facilities constructed on such tracts of land, being a part of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and situated in the borough of Queens, city and state of New York, title to which tracts is now in the city, with rights of ingress and egress thereto and therefrom, together with appurtenant rights to use areas within the park other than those described in subdivision c of this section, upon such terms and conditions as agreed upon by the commissioner, for up to sixty days in any calendar year for ancillary parking to support the U.S. Open Tennis Championships or other similar competitive tennis events. Prior to or after the expiration or termination of the terms of duration of any contracts, leases, rental agreements, licenses, permits, concessions or other authorizations entered into or granted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision b of this section, the city, in accordance with the requirements and conditions of this subdivision and subdivision b of this section, may from time to time enter into amended, new, additional or further contracts, leases or rental agreements with, and grant new, additional or further licenses, permits, concessions or other authorizations to the NTC or other person for any purpose or purposes referred to in subdivision b of this section; provided however, that any such lease entered into with a person other than the NTC shall not exceed a period of more than one year and shall not be renewable; and provided further that upon the expiration of such one year period, the city may not enter into any further leases for the lands and facilities described in this section.
b. Any contract, lease, rental agreement, license, permit, concession or other authorization referred to in subdivision a of this section may grant to the NTC or other person, the right to use, occupy or carry on activities in, the whole or any part of such tracts of land, including such facilities constructed on such tracts of land, (1) for any purpose or purposes which is of such nature as to furnish to, or foster or promote among, or provide for the benefit of, the people of the city, recreational use and activities including entertainment, amusement, education, enlightenment, cultural development or betterment, and improvement of trade and commerce, including professional, amateur and scholastic sports and athletic events, theatrical, musical or other cultural and entertainment presentations, and meetings, assemblages, conventions and exhibitions, including those held for business or trade purposes, and other events of charitable, civic, community and general public interest, and/or (2) for any charitable, business or commercial purpose which aids in the operation of the facilities constructed on such tracts of land and which does not interfere with the accomplishment of the purposes referred to in paragraph (1) of this subdivision. Any such lease, rental agreement, license, permit, concession or other authorization shall contain provisions with respect to: the establishment of a fund by the NTC to be used by the city, with the approval of the commissioner after consultation with the borough president, for park improvement purposes; the operation of expanded public programs designed to meet the needs of the community, and to encourage broad participation by the public in the sport of tennis as agreed to by the commissioner; and the implementation of non-discrimination and affirmative action policies. It is hereby declared that all of the purposes referred to in this subdivision are for the benefit of the people of the city and for the improvement of their health, welfare, recreation and prosperity, for the promotion of competitive sports for youth and the prevention of juvenile delinquency, lessening of the burdens of government, and for the improvement of trade and commerce, and are hereby declared to be public purposes.
c. The tracts of land referred to in subdivision a of this section are more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in the borough of Queens, city and state of New York bounded and described as follows:
1. BEGINNING at a point being the corner formed by the intersection of the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W. (Flushing and North Side Division) with the northeasterly side of the Grand Central Parkway, said Point of Beginning being N.Y.C. Monument No. 23945 as laid out on N.Y.C. Alteration Maps number 4164, 4179 and 4496; Running thence North 36°-13'-30" East, along the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W., a distance of 1,223.44 feet to a point; Running thence North 49°-26'-52" East, a distance of 245.50 feet to a point of curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left and having a central angle of 13°-13'-20" and a radius of 610.00 feet, a distance of 140.77 feet to a point of tangency; Running thence North 36°-13'-33" East, a distance of 211.45 feet to a point; Running thence South 54°-01'-05" East, a distance of 245.89 feet to a point; Running thence South 35°-58'-51" West, a distance of 7.98 feet to a point; Running thence South 54°
2. BEGINNING at a point being the following courses and distances from the corner formed by the intersection of the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W. (Flushing and North Side Division) with the northeasterly side of the Grand Central Parkway, said Point of Beginning being N.Y.C. Monument No. 23945 as laid out on N.Y.C. Alteration Maps numbers 4164, 4179 and 4496;
(1) Running thence North 36°-13'-30" East, along the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W., a distance of 1,223.44 feet to a point;
(2) Running thence North 49°-26'-52" East, a distance of 245.50 feet to a point of curvature;
(3) Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left and having a central angle of 13°-13'-20" and a radius of 610.00 feet, a distance of 140.77 feet to a point of tangency;
(4) Running thence North 36°-13'-33" East, a distance of 460.50 feet to a point;
(5) Running thence South 53°-51'-28" East, a distance of 89.31 feet to the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; Running thence North 35°-59'-23" East, a distance of 168.81 feet to a non tangent point of curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left and having a central angle of 5°-13'-58", a radius of 588.03 feet and a radial bearing of North 57°-54'-08" West, a distance of 53.70 feet to a point of tangency; Running thence North 26°-51'-55" East, a distance of 67.58 feet to a point of curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the right and having a central angle of 10°-03'-52" and a radius of 329.01 feet, a distance of 57.80 feet to a point (not a point of tangency); Running thence South 53°-51'-27" East, a distance of 136.54 feet to a non tangent point of curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the right, having a central angle of 21°-10'-31", a radius of 1,000.00 feet and a radial bearing of North 83°-57'-07" West, a distance of 369.58 feet to a point (not a point of tangency); Running thence North 53°-51'-28" West, a distance of 237.41 feet to the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. The area of this parcel is 67,357 sq.ft. (1.546 acres) and the total perimeter is 1,262.48 feet.
d. The tracts of land required by this act to be surrendered by the NTC from the tracts of land previously granted and rededicated as park lands are as follows:
1. BEGINNING at a point being the following courses and distances from the corner formed by the intersection of the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W. (Flushing and North Side Division) with the northeasterly side of the Grand Central Parkway, said Point of Beginning being N.Y.C. Monument No. 23945 as laid out on N.Y.C Alteration Maps numbers 4164, 4179 and 4496
(1) Running thence North 36°-13'-30" East, along the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W., a distance of 1,233.44 feet to a point;
(2) Running thence North 49°-26'-52" East, a distance of 245.50 feet to a point of curvature;
(3) Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left and having a central angle of 13°-13'-20" and a radius of 610.00 feet, a distance of 140.77 feet to a point of tangency;
(4) Running thence North 36°-13'-33" East, a distance of 460.50 feet to a point;
(5) Running thence South 53°-51'-28" East, a distance of 89.31 feet to a point;
(6) Running thence North 35°-59'-23" East, a distance of 168.81 feet to a non tangent point of curvature;
(7) Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left and having a central angle of 05°-13'58" and a radius of 588.03 feet and a radial bearing of North 57°-54'08" West, a distance of 53.70 feet to a point of tangency;
(8) Running thence North 26°-51'-55" East, a distance of 67.58 feet to a point of curvature;
(9) Running thence along a curve, bearing to the right and having a central angle of 10°-03'-52" and a radius of 329.01 feet and a distance of 57.80 feet to a POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the right and having a central angle of 15°-58'-37" and a radius of 329.01 feet and a radial bearing of South 53°-04'-11" East, a distance of 91.74 feet to a point (not a point of tangency); Running thence North 54°-51'-58" East, a distance of 30.77 feet to a non tangent point of curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the right, having a central angle of 113°-46'-56", a radius of 15.62 feet and a radial bearing of South 36°-25'-54" East, a distance of 31.03 feet to a point (not a point of tangency); Running thence South 01°-03'-39" East, a distance of 71.24 feet to a non tangent point of curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the right, having a central angle of 04°-44'-42", a radius of 1,000.00 feet and a radial bearing of North 88°-41'-48" West, a distance of 82.81' feet to a point (not a point of tangency); Running thence North 53°-51'-27" West, a distance of 136.54 feet to the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. The area of this parcel is 10,923 sq. ft. (0.2510 acres) and the total perimeter is 444.13 feet.
2. BEGINNING at a point being the following courses and distances from the corner formed by the intersection of the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W. (Flushing and North Side Division) with the northeasterly side of the Grand Central Parkway, said Point of Beginning being N.Y.C. Monument No. 23945 as laid out on N.Y.C. Alteration Maps numbers 4164, 4179 and 4496;
(1) Running thence North 36°-13'-30" East, along the southeasterly side of the Long Island Rail Road R.O.W., a distance of 1,223.44 feet to a point;
(2) Running thence North 49°-26'-52" East, a distance of 245.50 feet to a point of curvature;
(3) Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left and having a central angle of 13°-13'-20" and a radius of 610.00 feet, a distance of 140.77 feet to a point of tangency;
(4) Running thence North 36°-13'-33" East, a distance of 460.50 feet to a point;
(5) Running thence South 53°-51'-28" East, a distance of 401.06 feet to a point (not a point of curvature);
(6) Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left, having a central angle of 00°-59'-45", a radius of 1,073.50 feet and a radial bearing of N 62°-09'-41" West, a distance of 18.66 feet to the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; Running thence along the same curve, bearing to the left, having a central angle of 10°-34'-58", a radius of 1,073.50 feet and a radial bearing of North 63°-09'-27" West, a distance of 198.28 feet to a point; Running thence South 77°-26'-40" East, a distance of 69.89 feet to a point; Running thence South 52°-65'-05" East, a distance of 240.12 feet to a point; Running thence South 37°-03'-55" West, a distance of 147.20 feet to a point (not a point of curvature); Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left, having a central angle of 4°-37'-36", a radius of 2,600.00 feet and a radial bearing of South 10°-56'-00" West, a distance of 209.95 feet to a point of reverse curvature; Running thence along a curve bearing to the right, having a central angle of 60°-37'-23" and a radius of 15.00 feet, a distance of 15.87 feet to a point of reverse curvature; Running thence along a curve, bearing to the left, having a central angle of 16°-53'-47" and a radius of 145.00 feet, a distance of 42.76 feet to a point of reverse curvature; Running thence along a curve bearing to the right, having a central angle of 66°-48'-33" and a radius of 15.00 feet, a distance of 17.49 feet to POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING. The area of this parcel is 56,975.79 sq. ft. (1.31 acres) and the total perimeter is 941.56 feet.
3. Notwithstanding the opening paragraph and paragraphs one and two of this subdivision, the NTC shall have exclusive use of the parcels described in paragraphs one and two of this subdivision for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, consisting of up to and including thirty days per year for the tournament, qualifying tournament, and for a reasonable amount of time before and after the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for the purpose of setting up and removing any equipment or structures necessary for the tournament.
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