NY State L § 31 (2021)
2021 New York Laws STL - State Article 3 - Cessions to the United States 31 - Cession During Ownership by the United States and Use for Purposes Thereof, With Sundry Reservations.

§ 31. Cession  during  ownership  by  the  United  States  and use for   purposes thereof, with sundry reservations. Title  and  jurisdiction  to   the  following  tracts  or  parcels of land has been ceded to the United   States upon condition that the jurisdiction so ceded should not  prevent   the  execution  on  such  tracts  or  parcels  of  any process, civil or   criminal, issued under the authority of this state;  nor  the  operation   within  the  same  of  the  laws of this state, or the ordinances of the   common council of the city of New York, for the  general  regulation  of   the  civil  police  of  such city, passed before the date of the deed of   cession, and not incompatible with the purpose for  which  such  cession   was  made;  and  that  the  United  States  shall  retain  such  use and   jurisdiction so long only as such tracts shall be used for  the  defense   and safety of the city of New York:1.  In  the city of New York. A tract of land and land under water, in   the city of New York, described in a deed dated May 6, 1808, as follows:   "Beginning in the Hudson river at a point in  the  continuation  of  the   south   line  of  Hubert  street,  bearing  N.  79°  30'  W.,  from  the   southeasterly corner of  Hubert  and  West  streets,  distant  200  feet   westerly  from  the  permanent line of West street, which said permanent   line bears S. 10° 15' W., from the southwesterly  corner  of  the  state   prison  wall; thence N. 10° 15' E., parallel to the said permanent line,   305 feet, to a point in the continuation of the  north  line  of  Laight   street;  thence N. 79° 30' W., 300 feet into the Hudson river; thence S.   10° 15' W., 305 feet to a point in the continuation of the south line of   Hubert street aforesaid; thence S. 79° 30' E., 300 feet, to the place of   beginning," acquired for the defense and safety of the city of New York.2. In the city of New York. A tract of land or land under water in the   city of New York, described in a deed dated May  6,  1808,  as  follows:   "Beginning  at  a  point  in  the  line of the present battery, six feet   southerly of the most southern external angle formed by the main battery   and the present bastion, which said point is 497 feet  11  inches  on  a   course  S.  36° 20' W., from the southeasterly corner of the brick house   situate at the corner of Marketfield street and Broadway, now or  lately   belonging  to Robert Kennedy, and is also on a course S. 89° 10' W., 264   feet 1 inch from the northwesterly corner of Bridge and  State  streets;   thence  N.  16°  10' W., 310 feet; thence S. 64° W., 500 feet; thence S.   26° E., 300 feet; thence N. 64° E., 425 feet, to the place of beginning;   all of which courses are to be run as the magnetic needle pointed on May   6, 1808," acquired for the defense and safety of the city of New York.3. In East river. A tract of land under water in  East  river  at  the   Wallabout  bay,  and  adjoining  the  navy  yard  of  the United States,   described in a deed dated April 3, 1810, as follows: "Beginning  at  the   southerly  end  of  the  dam  of  the  pond at the navy yard, at a point   designated on the map or chart comprising  a  delineation  of  the  said   parcel  of  land hereunto annexed, by the letter A, from which point the   easterly corner of the commander's house at the navy yard bears  N.  29°   45'  W.,  the  steeple of the Reformed Dutch Church at Brooklyn bears S.   62° W., and the south corner of the dwelling-house of  Jeremiah  Johnson   bears  N.  80°  25'  E.,  and  running from the said point designated as   aforesaid by the letter A, N. 52° 30' E., 2,290 feet  to  a  point  from   which  the  north  corner  of  the  dwelling-house  of the said Jeremiah   Johnson bears S. 70° 30' E., designated by the letter B, in the said map   or chart, and running from the said last-mentioned point N. 7° E., 1,580   feet, to a point from which the southwest corner of Thompson's house  on   the  Long  Island shore bears N. 76° 45' E., the steeple of the Reformed   Dutch Church in Brooklyn bears S. 48° 25' W., and  the  steeple  of  St.   Paul's Church in the city of New York bears N. 79° W., and designated in   the  said  map  or  chart  by  the  letter  C; and running from the said    last-mentioned point S. 70° W., 2,480 feet to the north  corner  of  the   navy  yard,  designated  in  the  said map or chart by the letter D; and   thence southerly along the navy yard to  the  place  of  beginning;  all   which  courses  and bearings are taken as the magnetic needle pointed on   April 3, 1810," acquired for the defense and safety of the city  of  New   York.The  free  and common use of the waters not appropriated by the United   States for wharves or fortifications to the eastward of the navy yard of   the United States and the westward of the east boundary line of the land   above described, is reserved to the people of this state.