Bill Text: NY K00029 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the city of New York, New York to be celebrated in 2025

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 35-5)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - introduced [K00029 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-K00029-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 29

BY: M. of A. Rajkumar

        COMMEMORATING the 400th Anniversary of the city of
        New York, New York to be celebrated in 2025

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  intent  of this Legislative Body to honor and
commemorate the proud and distinguished  histories  of  the  communities
which comprise the noble body of this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the city of New York, New York; and

  WHEREAS, The city of New York officially recognizes 1625 as the year
of its founding; and

  WHEREAS,  New  York  City traces its origins to the 1620's, when the
Dutch West India Company founded a settlement on what is  now  Governors
Island; and

  WHEREAS,  European  settlers  arrived  at  a  time  when the Lenape,
Canarsie, Mohican, Wappinger, and Rockaway tribes  lived  in  the  area,
which humans have occupied for an estimated 13,000 years; and

  WHEREAS,  The  modern  borders  of  New York City date to 1898, when
municipalities consolidated to form  the  Five  Boroughs  of  Manhattan,
Staten  Island,  Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, and today each borough
makes its own unique contributions to the vibrancy of the city; and

  WHEREAS, For four centuries, New  York  City  has  been  the  global
epicenter  of human activity, commerce, industry, the arts, and culture,
rightly earning the title of Greatest City in the World; and

  WHEREAS, A defining feature of New York  City  is  its  unparalleled
diversity  with  respect  to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion,
language, and values; and

  WHEREAS, Since the founding of New York City, people from  all  over
the  world  have  converged on the city, many in search of opportunities
and freedom from persecution, and today New York City is home to many of
the largest diaspora communities in the world; and

  WHEREAS, Besides those who come to live in New York City are the  65
million  tourists  annually  who come to take in the sights, sounds, and
tastes, making the city the most visited in the United States; and

  WHEREAS, Through all its  diversity,  what  unites  New  Yorkers  is
respect  and tolerance for everyone's customs and beliefs, and people of
every background live side-by-side; and

  WHEREAS, The history of New York City is one of resilience:  whether
British  invasion,  fiscal  crisis,  terrorist  attack, or pandemic, New
Yorkers have always come together to triumph over  every  challenge  and
emerge stronger than ever; and

  WHEREAS, New York City is the economic engine of our Great State and
the  entire world, boasting a $1.2 trillion GDP, and home to the world's
two largest stock exchanges and the most Fortune 500  companies  of  any
city; and

  WHEREAS, A cultural powerhouse, New York City is home to world class
museums,  the  Broadway  theater  district,  concert venues, the Garment
District, numerous arts  repertories,  and  restaurants  offering  every
cuisine imaginable; and

  WHEREAS,  In  honor  of  its  Quadricentennial,  New  York  City has
launched a year-long Founded by NYC campaign, with  celebrations  across
the Five Boroughs; and

  WHEREAS,  Remaining  fruitful  over  the  ebb and flow of decades of
growth and change, the city of New  York  continues  its  commitment  to
enhancing  the  quality  of  life  of its residents, ensuring a positive
business and social climate; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  400th  Anniversary  of  the  city  of  New  York to be
celebrated  in  2025,  recognizing  the  significance  of  the  role  it
continues  to play in the life of the community of the State of New York
as a whole; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the mayor of the city of New York, the public advocate of
the  city  of  New  York,  the  comptroller of the city of New York, the
speaker of the New York City  Council,  the  New  York  Historical,  and
various institutions in the city of New York.