# New York A 6781: Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park New York A 6781, Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Larinda Hooks (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (SIGNED CHAP.138) (as of 2026-10-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A6781-2025 - As of: 2026-10-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 6781 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland and alienate certain land within Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-14 - Last action: 2025-06-18, SIGNED CHAP.138 - Sponsor: Larinda Hooks (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 20 - Subjects: CITIES, RULES, CITIES 1 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (188 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Queens gains park improvements and safeguards: benefit, low. Required Queens park investments must replace the converted parkland’s value and usefulness, including at least 20 acres on-site or adjacent. Queens Future or its affiliates must build and maintain a north-south connection from the passerelle pedestrian bridge’s northern boundary to Boat Basin Plac… - Queens parkland opens to casino development: mixed, low. Effective immediately, New York City can lease specified Flushing Meadows Corona Park land to Queens Future, LLC, or its affiliates. The land includes Area A (76.9646 acres) and Area B (0.361 acres), but excludes Citi Field. Allowed uses include a casino and related shops, entertainment, recreation… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Larinda Hooks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Al Taylor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Aron Wieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Charles Fall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Charles Lavine (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Weprin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eddie Gibbs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edward Braunstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jordan Wright (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Khaleel Anderson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lester Chang (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Maritza Davila (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Philip Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sam Berger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stefani Zinerman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tommy Schiavoni (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yudelka Tapia (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-27 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 54 | 5 | | | 2025-05-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 134 | 11 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-06-18: SIGNED CHAP.138 (House) - 2025-06-18: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2025-05-27: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2025-05-27: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2025-05-27: HOME RULE REQUEST (Senate) - 2025-05-27: 3RD READING CAL.735 (Senate) - 2025-05-27: SUBSTITUTED FOR S7121A (Senate) - 2025-05-13: REFERRED TO CITIES 1 (Senate) - 2025-05-13: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2025-05-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2025-05-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.190 (House) - 2025-05-13: RULES REPORT CAL.190 (House) - 2025-05-13: REPORTED (House) - 2025-05-13: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2025-05-08: REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) - 2025-04-17: PRINT NUMBER 6781B (House) - 2025-04-17: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES (House) - 2025-04-02: PRINT NUMBER 6781A (House) - 2025-04-02: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES (House) - 2025-03-14: REFERRED TO CITIES (House) ## Bill text - Amendment B, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6781B) - Amendment A, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6781A) - Original, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6781) ## Related bills - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) - S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association (signed) - S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association (signed) ## Sources - [Amendment B (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6781B) - [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6781A) - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A6781) ## Related - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [S 9968: Establishes the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benevolent Association](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9968-2025) - [S 8953: Establishes the Clarence Center Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Assoc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8953-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A6781-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).