S9683 • 2025

Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Kristen Gonzalez
Last action: 2026-06-02
Official status: Passed Assembly
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek

Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, and formerly a tributary of Newtown Creek.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, and formerly a tributary of Newtown Creek.

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Bill History

2026-06-02 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A10883A
2026-06-02 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.371
2026-06-02 Assembly
HOME RULE REQUEST
2026-06-02 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-06-02 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-06-01 Senate
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
2026-06-01 Senate
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1494
2026-06-01 Senate
HOME RULE REQUEST
2026-06-01 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-06-01 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-06-01 Assembly
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-05-19 Senate
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 1
2026-05-19 Senate
PRINT NUMBER 9683A
2026-04-01 Senate
REFERRED TO CITIES 1

Official Summary Text

Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek
Authorizes the city of New York to sell certain lands now or formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise known as Wyckoff Creek, and formerly a tributary of Newtown Creek.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          9683

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      April 1, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
          relation  to  the sale by the city of New York of certain lands now or
          formerly under the waters of Whale Creek otherwise  known  as  Wyckoff
          Creek, which was a tributary of Newtown Creek

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 4-106 of the administrative code of the city of New
     2  York is amended by adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
     3    11.  TO GRANT, CONVEY AND RELEASE TO ABUTTING UPLAND OWNERS, UPON SUCH
     4  TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND FOR SUCH CONSIDERATION AS THE  BOARD  MAY  DEEM
     5  PROPER,  THE  LANDS  NOW  OR  FORMERLY  UNDER THE WATERS OF WHALE CREEK,
     6  OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WYCKOFF CREEK,  WHICH  WAS  A  TRIBUTARY  OF  NEWTOWN
     7  CREEK, SITUATED IN LOT 1 ON BLOCK 2612 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEW
     8  YORK FOR THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15388-01-6