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Bill 5,084, sponsored by Senator Sepulveda, would amend the New York City Charter to establish a process for neutral arbitrators to review certain disciplinary decisions and penalties imposed on members of the New York City Police Department. The motion was moved by Senator Donald and seconded by Senator Persaud; the committee recorded four members in favor and two against, and the chair declared the bill passed.

Bill 5,803, also sponsored by Senator Sepulveda, would amend the New York City Administrative Code to require the Department of Correction and NYC Health + Hospitals to adopt safety policies and training to protect health-care workers. Senator Persaud moved the bill and Senator Adabo seconded; members voted \"Aye\" and the committee recorded the bill as passed by all affirmative votes as recorded at the time.

A bill listed in the transcript as \"68 o 68 47,\" introduced by Senator Comrie, would amend the administrative code to enact an adjacent-neighbors bill of rights. The motion was moved by Senator Prasad and seconded by Senator Davos; the committee recorded all affirmative votes and the bill passed.

Bill 68-77, by Senator Comrie, would amend the administrative code and the vehicle and traffic law to increase fines for tractor-trailer combinations that park on residential streets overnight. The motion was moved by Senator Adabo and seconded by Senator Prasad; the committee recorded affirmative votes and the bill passed.

The committee completed its agenda items and adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Standing Committee on Cities 1 - 04/29/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Standing Committee on Cities 1 advanced four bills on issues including NYPD disciplinary review, safety for health-care workers in correctional settings, adjacent-neighbor rights and overnight tractor-trailer parking fines.","taxTitle","Cities 1, Standing Committee, Senate, Legislative, New York","taxId",25185,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6575050,"Cities 1 committee approves bill to discontinue Flushing Meadows–Corona Park parking lot to let potential casino proposal proceed",563,219000,782000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3149481-631bca923f8d717cde907279ab14e418&start=219&end=782","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3149481-631bca923f8d717cde907279ab14e418/thumbnail_219000.jpg","/articles/6575050/New-York/Cities-1-committee-approves-bill-to-discontinue-Flushing-MeadowsCorona-Park-parking-lot-to-let-potential-casino-proposal-proceed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575050-4b4e6f7e2859586684c1338617158679/orig.mp4?Expires=1771052998&Signature=UUbHTxoj7jQHVUJ4e~pa2jeMUv5HTYgZ6Ajc3528qfYo3pFNvdc1t9FC-7aOfIuwgYo2pv6qWzeTn99g-1q5IzY9Ca3iDsA1ZKitLmG~L1EINJIxLt6JxSxKUYyBb05tcxwOC76NAfntoI1~h1z7R58sNrVHQursW0-t7Vz70tk9HXdq8e-poSRrtJIWz70IywCVEoDgeE3hf1jdGItbye5KNI4tfU1WbXaX7DnKzNtYKQi88y1U3O0f90E3xJFLvvG6ES0A~wQhUq~d599Ujw2ozXQ9s-89MgsXCVC1c-Eg9ksi57bIv6FXojU3pQRl2nbzXsYUmLmD~dqzg8tUKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Standing Committee on Cities 1 approved a bill by Senator John Liu authorizing the discontinuance of certain parkland in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, a measure supporters say would permit a potential casino proposal to move forward with the state gaming commission.

Senator John Liu, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the site in question has been used as a large concrete parking lot for decades and that the leaseholder of the land — the owner of the Mets stadium lease — is proposing a commercial complex that could include a casino, hotel, new public park and other amenities.

\"This bill will allow one of the potential casino proposals to move forward with the gaming commission by allowing them to use what has for decades been a very large concrete parking lot and use that for commercial purposes,\" Liu said. \"What is envisioned by the owner of the lease ... they are proposing a very large commercial complex which includes a casino, hotel, new public park, and other amenities.\"

Liu said the proposal would be conditional: the public amenities he described, including a new pedestrian crossing over Flushing Creek that he called the \"Flushing Skypark,\" an overhaul of a 7 train station, and park improvements, would be built only if the bidder wins one of the three Downstate casino licenses the gaming commission plans to award. \"All of the amenities ... are contingent upon this bidder ... getting one of those three licenses,\" he said.

Committee members asked how parking capacity would be replaced if the parking lot were discontinued. Senator Farsaag asked specifically, \"Where will you be replacing the parking spaces?\" Liu replied the parcel is legally parkland but in practice has functioned as a parking lot for decades and that the leaseholder retains rights to use it absent a change approved by the city and state.

Liu also estimated the proposal would create \"tens of thousands\" of construction and operating jobs and said the project has support from trade unions and service unions, remarks that committee members noted during discussion.

Opponents in the committee registered votes against the bill during the roll call. Committee leadership counted the votes and declared the bill passed, with the committee recording four members in favor and three opposed.

The bill authorizes the formal discontinuance of the identified parkland so that a proposal could be presented to the state gaming commission; it does not itself approve any development or license. Liu and other members repeatedly distinguished the discontinuance measure from project approvals, noting that the actual project and any license would be decided later by the gaming commission and by subsequent city or state approvals as applicable.

The committee approved the bill; no further committee action scheduling was recorded during the meeting.","The State Senate Cities 1 committee voted to approve a bill by Senator John Liu that would authorize discontinuance of legally designated parkland currently used as a parking lot in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, clearing a statutory step for a potential casino proposal to seek a license from the state gaming commission.","actionData","errors"]

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