2023 New York Laws › STL - State › Article 3 - Cessions to the United States › 25 - Authorization of Acquisition, and Cession of Jurisdiction Thereupon During Ownership by the United States, With Reservation of Right to Serve Process.

§ 25. Authorization   of  acquisition,  and  cession  of  jurisdiction
  thereupon during ownership by the United  States,  with  reservation  of
  right to serve process. The United States has been authorized to acquire
  the  following  tracts  or parcels of land, and jurisdiction thereof has
  been ceded to the United States, upon  such  acquisition,  on  condition
  that  such  jurisdiction should not prevent the execution thereon of any
  process, civil or criminal, issued under the  authority  of  the  state,
  except  as  such  process might affect the property of the United States
  therein, and that such jurisdiction shall continue in the United  States
  so long only as the land shall remain the property of the United States.
1.  At  sundry places for fortifications. Certain tracts of land in or
  near Buffalo, at or near the mouth of the  Genesee  river,  at  or  near
  Sackett's Harbor; and certain islands in the St. Lawrence river, between
  St.  Regis  and the Thousand Islands, for the sites of fortifications or
  defensive works.
2. In the city of Buffalo. A tract or tracts of land in  the  city  of
  Buffalo,  not  exceeding  (in  the  whole)  one acre, for the purpose of
  erecting a custom-house, warehouse,  court-rooms,  post-office,  or  for
  either or any of such purposes, and for steamboat inspectors.
3. In the city of Buffalo. A tract of land in the city of Buffalo, not
  exceeding  one  acre,  for the purpose of erecting a government building
  thereon.
4. In Sackett's Harbor. A tract of land in the  village  of  Sackett's
  Harbor,   in   the   county   of  Jefferson,  and  bounded  as  follows:
  "Southwesterly by the main street  in  said  village,  southeasterly  by
  lands now or late of Edmund Luff and John Warden, heretofore conveyed to
  them  by  Augustus Sackett, and on the other sides by the waters of said
  harbor and of Black River bay, and commonly called Navy point,  and  the
  military  establishment usually called Fort Tompkins, and being the same
  premises heretofore conveyed to the United  States  of  America  by  the
  executors  of  the  late  Henry Eckford, containing about three acres of
  land more or less," for the purpose of erecting and maintaining  thereon
  fortifications, defensive works or buildings for officers' quarters, and
  other necessary government purposes.
5.  Islands  in  the  St.  Lawrence  river.  Certain islands, or parts
  thereof, in the St. Lawrence river, for  sites  for  beacon  lights  and
  other necessary government purposes.
6.  North Dumplin island. A tract of land in Long Island sound, called
  the North Dumplin or Hammock, containing about one acre, for the purpose
  of erecting a light-house thereon.
7. In the city of Oswego. A tract or tracts of land  in  the  city  of
  Oswego,  not  (in  the  whole)  exceeding  one  acre, for the purpose of
  erecting a custom-house, warehouse, post-office and court-room thereon.
8. In the village of Plattsburgh. A tract or tracts  of  land  in  the
  village  of  Plattsburgh,  not  exceeding  (in the whole) one acre and a
  half,  for  the  purpose  of   erecting   a   custom-house,   warehouse,
  post-office, and court-rooms, or either of them.
9.  In  the town of Plattsburgh. A tract or tracts of land in the town
  of Plattsburgh, Clinton county, not exceeding in all one thousand acres,
  for military purposes, for use as a parade ground, or for  any  military
  purposes connected with the United States military post at Plattsburgh.
10.  In  the  city  of Utica. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Utica, not exceeding in all one acre, for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a
  building thereon to be used as a post-office and courthouse.
11.  In  the  city of Albany. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Albany, not exceeding  one  acre,  for  the  erection  of  a  government
  building thereon.
12.  In  the  city  of Utica. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Utica, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government building
  thereon.
13.  In the city of New York. A tract of land in the city of New York,
  bounded by Whitehall, Pearl, Moore and Water streets, together with  the
  buildings thereon, formerly known as the Old Produce Exchange.
14.  In  the  city of New York. A tract of land with the buildings and
  improvements thereon in the city of New  York,  bounded  by  Washington,
  West,  Laight and Hubert streets, and occupied on March 16, 1883, by the
  United States, under lease, for customs purposes.
15. In the city of New York. A tract of land in the city of New  York,
  described  as  follows: Constituting the triangular piece of land, being
  that portion of the grounds commonly known as the Battery in the city of
  New York, lying westwardly of and adjoining the lands belonging  to  the
  United  States on April 29, 1873, and between such lands and the slip or
  basin in the said Battery known as the New Whitehall boat slip.
16. At New Brighton, Richmond county. A tract of land at New Brighton,
  Richmond county, adjoining the  light-house  depot,  as  it  existed  on
  February  19,  1880,  and  on  the  west side thereof, not exceeding two
  acres, for the purpose of such light-house depot.
17. In the city of Rochester. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Rochester, not exceeding  one  acre,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a
  government building thereon.
18.  In the city of Syracuse. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Syracuse, not exceeding one acre,  for  the  erection  of  a  government
  building thereon.
19. In the city of Poughkeepsie. A tract or tracts of land in the city
  of  Poughkeepsie,  not  exceeding  one  acre,  for  the  erection  of  a
  government building thereon.
20. In the city of Troy. A tract or tracts of  land  in  the  city  of
  Troy,  not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government building
  thereon.
21. In the city of Auburn. A tract or tracts of land in  the  city  of
  Auburn,  not  exceeding  one  acre,  for  the  erection  of a government
  building thereon.
22. In the city of Hudson. A tract or tracts of land in  the  city  of
  Hudson,  not  exceeding  one  acre,  for  the  erection  of a government
  building thereon.
23. In the city of Binghamton. A tract or tracts of land in  the  city
  of  Binghamton, not exceeding one acre, for the erection of a government
  building thereon.
24. At New Lots, Kings county. A tract of land partly in the  town  of
  New  Lots,  Kings  county,  and  partly  in  the town of Newtown, Queens
  county, containing fifteen and  thirty-nine  one-hundredths  acres,  for
  establishing a national cemetery.
25.  In the city of Newburgh. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Newburgh, Orange county, for the purpose  of  erecting  and  maintaining
  thereon  a  public building for the accommodation of the post-office and
  other government offices.
26. In the city of Watertown. A tract or tracts of land in the city of
  Watertown not exceeding two acres, for  the  erection  of  a  government
  building thereon.
27.  At  Mt.  McGregor,  Saratoga  county.  A  tract  of land upon Mt.
  McGregor, in Saratoga county, described as follows: "Commencing  at  the
  northeast  corner of the lot herein granted, upon which lot is located a
  cottage known as the 'Drexel' cottage, and at a point where an iron  pin
  is driven into the ground, and running southerly on a line parallel with
  the  easterly  foundation  of  said  cottage,  and  fifty  feet  distant

  therefrom, one hundred and forty-six feet to an iron pin driven into the
  ground at the southeast corner of said lot; thence westerly  on  a  line
  parallel  with  the  southerly foundation of said cottage and fifty feet
  distant  therefrom one hundred and thirty-one feet to an iron pin driven
  into the ground at the southwest corner of said lot; thence northerly on
  a line parallel with the westerly foundation of said cottage  and  fifty
  feet  distant  therefrom, one hundred and forty-six feet, to an iron pin
  driven into the ground at the  northwest  corner  of  said  lot;  thence
  easterly  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  northerly foundation of said
  cottage and fifty feet distant therefrom,  one  hundred  and  thirty-one
  feet, to the place of beginning."
28.  On  Long Island and Plumb island near Sheepshead bay. One or more
  pieces of land, measuring in the aggregate not  exceeding  sixty  acres,
  situate adjacent to and on the east side of the present military post of
  the  United  States  at Fort Hamilton, Gravesend bay, New York, and more
  particularly  described  as  follows:  "Beginning  at  a  point  in  the
  high-water  line,  where  the eastern boundary line of the United States
  reservation at Fort Hamilton intersects said  high-water  line;  running
  thence  along  said  eastern boundary line north thirty degrees east one
  thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight and  eight-tenths  feet;  thence
  south  sixty-four  degrees  and  fifty  minutes  east  six  hundred  and
  fifty-nine and  forty-five  hundredths  feet;  thence  south  forty-four
  degrees  and  thirty-five  minutes  east  one  thousand  one hundred and
  seventy feet; thence south forty-five degrees  and  twenty-five  minutes
  west one thousand and one feet to the high-water line; thence along said
  high-water line to the point and place of beginning.
A  piece of land on Plumb island near the eastern border of Sheepshead
  bay, New York, measuring fifty acres,  more  or  less,  taken  from  the
  eastern  end of said island, and more particularly described as follows:
  Beginning at a point on said island near the center thereof, which point
  is situated south seventy-nine degrees  and  twenty-three  minutes  west
  from  the  United States coast survey station on the eastern end of said
  island and  is  distant  one  thousand  five  hundred  and  twenty  feet
  therefrom;  running  thence due south three hundred and fifty feet, more
  or less, to the high-water line of Sheepshead bay; thence eastward along
  the high-water line of Sheepshead bay two  thousand  eight  hundred  and
  sixty  feet,  more  or  less,  to the extreme eastern end of the island;
  thence northwestwardly along the high-water line, following the  meander
  of  Broad  creek, to a line running directly north and south through the
  point of beginning hereinbefore fixed and located, and thence due  south
  to  the  said  point of beginning, containing fifty acres, more or less.
  Upon the said lands so acquired  near  Fort  Hamilton,  and  upon  Plumb
  island,  the  United States may erect fortifications, barracks, wharves,
  and other structures for the defense of the southern or main entrance to
  New York harbor.
29. Town of Southfield, Richmond county, for  fortification  purposes.
  Two  parcels of land, containing in the aggregate about six and one-half
  acres, situate, lying and being adjacent to  each  other,  near  to  and
  southwest from the military post of Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island, in
  the  town  of  Southfield, county of Richmond, and state of New York, as
  the same is described in the deed conveying said  lands  to  the  United
  States, recorded in Richmond county clerk's office, in liber two hundred
  and forty of deeds, page three hundred and seventy-four.
30. Adjacent to Fort Wadsworth. All those certain tracts or parcels of
  land,  situate, lying and being in the village of Edgewater, in the town
  of Southfield, in the county of Richmond and state of New York, adjacent
  to the military reservation of Fort  Wadsworth,  on  Staten  Island,  as
  follows,  to  wit:  One certain tract of land, containing about fourteen

  acres, and the land and land under water lying  in  front  thereof,  and
  between  ordinary  high-water  mark  of  New  York  bay and the pier and
  bulkhead line  established  by  the  United  States,  and  four  certain
  adjacent  tracts  of  land, containing in the aggregate about eighty-two
  acres, and about four and eight hundred and  fifty-five  one-thousandths
  acres  of  land  and  land  under  water, lying in front of that portion
  thereof that borders on the shore of New York bay, and between  ordinary
  high-water  mark  of  said  New  York bay and the pier and bulkhead line
  established by the United  States;  and  the  United  States  may  erect
  fortifications,  barracks  and other public buildings thereupon, for the
  defense of New York harbor.
31. On Ward's island, East river, New York  county,  for  light-houses
  and  fog  signal  station.  All  that  certain  piece  or parcel of land
  situated on Negro point, south part of Ward's island,  Hell  Gate,  East
  river,  in  the  city  of  New  York, New York, particularly bounded and
  described as follows: "Beginning at a certain point distant  seven  feet
  and  six  inches  from  the outer edge of sea wall, marked 'A' on a plot
  survey made by William T. Rossell, engineer third light-house  district,
  November, nineteen hundred and one, where the angle included between the
  ranges to spire on center of main building male lunatic asylum on Ward's
  island  and  Hallett's  point  (Hell Gate) post light is one hundred and
  twenty-one degrees and forty-seven minutes, and the  angle  between  the
  ranges  to  Hallett's  point  (Hell  Gate)  post light, and Presbyterian
  church is twenty-nine  degrees  and  forty-eight  minutes,  and  running
  thence  a course north eleven degrees and fifty-four minutes east in the
  direction of spire on Ward's island, seventy-nine feet and  six  inches,
  thence   south,   eighty-four   degrees   and   forty-two  minutes  west
  thirty-three feet and one inch, thence  north  eighty-nine  degrees  and
  fifty-four  minutes  west  nineteen  feet  and five inches; thence north
  eighty-seven degrees and thirty-six minutes west  thirty-four  feet  and
  seven  inches;  thence  north eighty-two degrees and thirty minutes west
  sixty-two feet and  eleven  inches,  thence  south  eleven  degrees  and
  fifty-four  minutes  west,  one  hundred  and one feet and three inches,
  until reaching the outer edge of sea wall; thence turning northeasterly,
  following said sea wall, about one hundred  and  fifty-four  feet  to  a
  place  opposite  to the place of beginning, and thence running the first
  mentioned course seven feet and six inches to the  point  of  beginning,
  with the right of way to and from said property."
32.  In the city of Buffalo, site for marine hospital. A tract of land
  in the city of Buffalo, or in the county of Erie within ten miles of the
  boundaries of such city, to be used as a site for a marine hospital.
33. Esopus island in Hudson river, Dutchess county. All the  southerly
  part of Esopus island beginning at the southerly extremity and extending
  northerly  to  an  east and west line across the neck of land connecting
  the  two  main  portions  of  the  island  at  its  narrowest  point  at
  high-water,  and the land shall be used only for the purpose of erecting
  thereon a light-house, beacons, light-house keepers' dwelling and  works
  for improving navigation.
34. Lands under water in New York harbor. The lands under water in the
  harbor  of  New York, described as follows: "Beginning at a point on the
  exterior line or boundary of land under water in  New  York  harbor,  at
  Governor's  island,  granted to the United States of America by a patent
  dated May twenty-sixth, eighteen  hundred  and  eighty,  issued  by  the
  commissioners  of  the land office of the state of New York, pursuant to
  an act of the legislature of the state of New York passed  May  seventh,
  eighteen  hundred  and  eighty, entitled 'An act relinquishing title and
  jurisdiction to the United States over certain lands covered with  water
  in  the  harbor  of New York at Governor's, Bedloe's, Ellis' and David's

  islands, and Forts Lafayette, Hamilton, Wadsworth and  Schuyler,  'which
  point  is  at  the  junction  of  the  fourth  and  fifth  lines  of the
  description of said boundary; and extending thence south seventy degrees
  thirty-seven  minutes  west  a  distance of two thousand one hundred and
  fifty-nine feet; thence north forty-two degrees fifty-four minutes  west
  a  distance  of  thirteen  hundred  feet;  thence  north  forty  degrees
  twenty-seven minutes east a distance of two  thousand  one  hundred  and
  sixty-one  feet  to a point on the aforesaid boundary of said land under
  water granted to  the  United  States  of  America  by  said  patent  as
  described above, being at the junction of the sixth and seventh lines of
  the  description  of  said  boundary;  thence following respectively the
  sixth and fifth lines of said description by courses as  follows:  South
  eighteen  degrees  fifty-five minutes east a distance of fifteen hundred
  and sixty-five  feet;  thence  south  sixty-eight  degrees  twenty-seven
  minutes  east a distance of one thousand and eighty feet to the point of
  beginning; the bearings of lines herein described being referred to  the
  same  meridian  as  the  bearings  of  the aforesaid description of land
  granted in eighteen hundred and eighty, which  meridian  has  its  north
  point  two  degrees  thirty-five  minutes  west  from  the observed true
  north."
35. Lands under water in New York harbor. The lands under water in the
  harbor of New York, described as follows: "Beginning at a point  on  the
  exterior  line  or  boundary  of land under water in New York harbor, at
  Governor's island, granted to the United States of America by  a  patent
  dated   March   seventh,   nineteen  hundred  and  one,  issued  by  the
  commissioners of the land office of the  state  of  New  York,  approved
  February  twenty-seventh,  nineteen  hundred  and  one, entitled 'An act
  giving authority to the commissioners of the land office  to  grant  and
  convey to the United States of America, certain lands under water in the
  harbor of New York at Governor's island, and to cede jurisdiction to the
  United  States  over said lands under water,' being chapter forty-six of
  the laws of nineteen hundred and one, which point is at the junction  of
  the  third  and  fourth  lines  of the description of said boundary; and
  extending thence south forty-three degrees  thirty-two  minutes  west  a
  distance  of  two  thousand seven hundred thirty-two feet; thence south,
  three degrees fifty-nine minutes east a distance of seven hundred twenty
  feet;  thence  south  sixty-seven  degrees  forty-four  minutes  east  a
  distance of seven hundred seventy feet; thence north sixty-seven degrees
  eleven minutes east a distance of two thousand eight hundred sixty-three
  feet,  to  a  point  on  the aforesaid boundary of said land under water
  granted to the United States of America  by  said  patent  as  described
  above, being at the commencement of the first line or starting point, of
  the  description  of  said  boundary;  thence following respectively the
  first, second and third lines of said description by courses as follows,
  namely: south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west  a  distance  of
  two thousand one hundred fifty-nine feet; thence north forty-two degrees
  fifty-four  minutes  west a distance of one thousand three hundred feet;
  thence north forty degrees twenty-seven minutes east a distance  of  two
  thousand  one  hundred  sixty-one  feet  to  the point of beginning; the
  bearings of lines herein described being referred to the  same  meridian
  as the bearings of the aforesaid description of land granted in nineteen
  hundred  and  one,  which  meridian  has  its  north  point  two degrees
  thirty-five minutes west from the observed true north."
36. Water supply at West Point. Any lands or water, or any  rights  or
  easements  in  lands or water in the town of Highlands, county of Orange
  and state of New York, at or adjacent to Popolopen creek in said  county
  deemed  necessary  for  the  purpose  of increasing the water supply for
  domestic and other uses  to  and  for  the  government  reservation  and

  military  academy  at West Point, New York, and consent is also given to
  the acquisition by the United States of America of lands and  water  and
  rights  in  lands  and water needed for the erection of any buildings or
  structures necessary to carry out such purposes and for the construction
  and  maintenance of a pipe line or other conduits adequate to carry such
  water supply from the reservoirs erected or to be erected by the  United
  States  of  America,  upon  the  lands  acquired  by it for the purposes
  aforesaid to the said United States reservation at West Point, New York.
37. Constitution island, Putnam county. All that tract of  land  lying
  east  of  the easterly bank of the Hudson river and west of the westerly
  line or side of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad company's
  land situate in the county of Putnam and state of New York, and formerly
  known as East Point, and now  commonly  known  as  Constitution  island,
  lying opposite to the West Point military reservation.
38. In the county of Rockland. All that tract or parcel of land in the
  county  of  Rockland  and  state  of  New York, bounded and described as
  follows: "Beginning at a point in the west line  of  the  boulevard,  so
  called,  where  the same intersects the boundary line between the states
  of New York and New Jersey, and running thence northerly to  a  monument
  marked  number  six,  on  the  map of Palisades, by J. H. Serviss, dated
  eighteen hundred and seventy-four, said map being on file at  New  City,
  in  the county of Rockland and state of New York; thence eastwardly on a
  straight line to the high-water line in the  Hudson  river  at  a  point
  seven  hundred  feet  south  of  the  south line of the patent to George
  Lockhart, dated February twentieth, sixteen hundred and eighty-five, and
  thence in a southerly direction along the said high-water  line  to  the
  boundary  line  between  the  states  of New York and New Jersey; thence
  westerly along said boundary line to the point or  place  of  beginning.
  And  also  all  lands,  docks, piers, bulkheads and buildings; water and
  lands under water; rights of navigation and dockage and riparian rights;
  and all rights, titles and forfeitures of, in or to the same; pertaining
  to said tract, or in front of, or between the same and the center of the
  Hudson river."
And it is hereby provided that the United States may hold and use said
  tract or any part thereof for the purpose of  preserving,  securing  and
  employing  the  same  for  military, naval and other purposes, as may be
  required, the same to be applied from time  to  time  to  such  of  said
  purposes  as  may  be  designated;  and  the  United  States  may  erect
  fortifications and other public  buildings  and  lay  out  and  maintain
  roads,  drill  grounds  and  other open spaces thereon, and build docks,
  piers, bulkheads and wharves and do any  and  all  things  necessary  or
  convenient for the purposes aforesaid.
39.  In  Queens  county,  for  range  lights  for entering Cold Spring
  harbor.  Two sites not exceeding five acres each for  the  establishment
  of range lights for entering Cold Spring harbor, Queens county.