# New York S 8271: Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands

New York S 8271, Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (SIGNED CHAP.337) (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 8271
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizes the city of Yonkers to alienate and discontinue the use of certain parklands
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-28
- Last action: 2025-08-15, SIGNED CHAP.337
- Sponsor: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CITIES 2, CITIES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (208 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Yonkers parkland sale requires replacement parkland: mixed, low. The law takes effect immediately and lets Yonkers sell 10,535 square feet of parkland to St. John’s Riverside Hospital. The sale must be at fair market value to restore the Untermyer estate’s Color Gardens for residents and visitors. Before ending park use or selling, Yonkers must dedicate a specif…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 125 | 11 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | committee | Rules Committee Vote | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 62 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-08-15: SIGNED CHAP.337 (Senate)
- 2025-08-12: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-06-13: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-13: HOME RULE REQUEST (House)
- 2025-06-13: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.687 (House)
- 2025-06-13: SUBSTITUTED FOR A8677 (House)
- 2025-06-09: REFERRED TO CITIES (House)
- 2025-06-09: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: HOME RULE REQUEST (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1721 (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: REFERRED TO CITIES 2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-05-28: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8271)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S8271)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S8271-2025 (as of 2026-10-15).