New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.87 - Executive Order No. 87: Declaring a State Disaster Emergency as a Result of the Calamitous Fire and Severe Damage to the Central Synagogue. [*][DAGGER]

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, on August 28, 1998, a fire inflicted severe and
					 extensive damage to the 126-year old Central Synagogue, located at 643
					 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, a New York City and national landmark,
					 and the oldest temple in New York State in continuous use by one Jewish
					 congregation; and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of this calamitous
					 conflagration, this magnificent temple cannot be used during the High Holy Days
					 of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by the thousands of members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation; and
WHEREAS, the New York State Armory at 643 Park Avenue, New
					 York, New York (the "Armory"), is a suitable structure in which the
					 congregation' s members and guest worshippers may attend services during these
					 High Holy Days and no other suitable structures are available.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, do hereby find that a State disaster emergency has occurred for
					 which the affected local government is unable to respond adequately.
					 Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, including sections 20 and 29-a of article 2-B of
					 the Executive Law, and after consultation with the Disaster Preparedness
					 Commission, I do hereby declare a State disaster emergency, effective August
					 28, 1998, as a result of the severe and extensive damage to the Central
					 Synagogue;
FURTHER, I direct that the provisions of subdivision 4 of
					 section 183  of the Military Law, to the extent that they prevent the use of the
					 Armory for the purpose of observing the High Holy Days by the members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation of the Central Synagogue, are hereby suspended
					 for a period of 30 days from the date of this order.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: September 2, 1998
Executive Order No. 87.1
*
Extending an Executive Order that Declared a State
					 Disaster Emergency as a Result of the Calamitous Fire and Severe Damage to the
					 Central Synagogue.
WHEREAS, on August 28, 1998, a fire inflicted severe and
					 extensive damage to the 126-year-old Central Synagogue, located at 643
					 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, a New York City and national landmark,
					 and the oldest temple in New York State in continuous use by one Jewish
					 congregation; and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of this calamitous
					 conflagration, this magnificent temple could not be used during the High Holy
					 Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by the thousands of members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Order #87, I declared a State
					 disaster emergency as a result of the severe and extensive damage to the
					 Central Synagogue and authorized the New York State Armory at 643 Park Avenue,
					 New York, New York (the "Armory") to be used by the congregation's members and
					 guest worshippers during the High Holy Days as no other suitable structure was
					 available; and
WHEREAS, the Central Synagogue continues to be unsuitable
					 for the congregation's members and guest worshippers as a result of the fire on
					 August 28, 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, do hereby find that a State disaster emergency continues to exist
					 for which the affected local government is unable to respond adequately.
					 Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, including subdivision 3 of section 28  of the
					 Executive Law, I do hereby extend Executive Order # 87 for an additional period
					 of six months, effective February 28, 1999, as a result of the severe and
					 extensive damage to the Central Synagogue.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: March 2, 1999
Executive Order No. 87.2*
Further Extending an Executive Order That Declared a
					 State Disaster Emergency as a Result of the Calamitous Fire and Severe Damage
					 to the Central Synagogue.
WHEREAS, on August 28, 1998, a fire inflicted severe and
					 extensive damage to the 126-year-old Central Synagogue, located at 643
					 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, a New York City and national landmark and
					 the oldest temple in New York State in continuous use by one Jewish
					 congregation; and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of the calamitous
					 conflagration, this magnificent temple could not be used during the High Holy
					 Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by the thousands of members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 87, I declared a State
					 disaster emergency as a result of the severe and extensive damage to the
					 Central Synagogue, effective August 28, 1998, and authorized the New York State
					 Armory at 643 Park Avenue, New York, New York (the "Armory") to be used by the
					 congregation's members and guest worshippers during the High Holy Days as no
					 other suitable structure was available; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Oder No. 87.1, I extended Executive
					 Order No. 87 for an additional period of six months, effective February 28,
					 1999, because the Central Synagogue continued to be unsuitable for the
					 congregation's members and guest worshippers as a result of the fire on August
					 28, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Central Synagogue remains unsuitable as a
					 result of the fire and the Armory is a suitable structure in which the
					 congregation's members and guest worshippers may attend services during the
					 upcoming High Holy Days.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, do hereby find that a State disaster emergency continues to exist
					 for which the affected local government is unable to respond adequately.
					 Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, including subdivision 3 of section 28 and
					 section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law, I do hereby further extend
					 Executive order No. 87 for an additional period of six months, effective August
					 28, 1999, as a result of the severe and extensive damage to the Central
					 Synagogue.
FURTHER, I direct that the provisions of subdivision 4 of
					 section 183  of the Military Law, to the extent that they prevent the use of the
					 Armory for the purpose of observing the High Holy Days by the members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation of the Central Synagogue, are hereby suspended
					 for a period of 30 days from the date of this order.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: August 27, 1999
Executive Order No. 87.3
*
Further Extending an Executive Order That Declared a
					 State Disaster Emergency as a Result of the Calamitous Fire and Severe Damage
					 to the Central Synagogue.
WHEREAS, on August 28, 1998, a fire inflicted severe and
					 extensive damage to the 126-year-old Central Synagogue, located at 643
					 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, a New York City and national landmark,
					 and the oldest temple in New York State in continuous use by one Jewish
					 congregation; and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of this calamitous
					 conflagration, this magnificent temple could not be used during the High Holy
					 Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by the thousands of members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 87, I declared a State
					 disaster emergency as a result of the severe and extensive damage to the
					 Central Synagogue and authorized the New York State Armory at 643 Park Avenue,
					 New York, New York (the "Armory") to be used by the congregation's members and
					 guest worshippers during the High Holy Days as no other suitable structure was
					 available; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Oder Nos. 87.1 and 87.2, I extended
					 Executive Order No. 87 for additional periods of six months, effective February
					 28, 1999 and August 27, 1999 respectively, because the Central Synagogue
					 continued to be unsuitable for the congregation's members and guest worshippers
					 as a result of the fire on August 28, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Central Synagogue continues to be unsuitable
					 for the congregation's members and guest worshippers as a result of the fire on
					 August 28, 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, do hereby find that a State disaster emergency continues to exist
					 for which the affected local government is unable to respond adequately.
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the
					 Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, including subdivision 3 of
					 section 28  of the Executive Law, I do hereby extend Executive Order No. 87 for
					 an additional period of six months, effective February 23, 2000, as a result of
					 the severe and extensive damage to the Central Synagogue.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: February 23, 2000
Executive Order No. 87.4
*
Further Extending an Executive Order that Declared a
					 State Disaster Emergency as a Result of the Calamitous Fire and Severe Damage
					 to the Central Synagogue.
WHEREAS, on August 28, 1998, a fire inflicted severe and
					 extensive damage to the 126-year-old Central Synagogue, located at 643
					 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, a New York City and national landmark,
					 and the oldest temple in New York State in continuous use by one Jewish
					 congregation; and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of this calamitous
					 conflagration, this magnificent temple could not be used during the High Holy
					 Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur by the thousands of members and guest
					 worshippers of the congregation; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 87, I declared a State
					 disaster emergency as a result of the severe and extensive damage to the
					 Central Synagogue and authorized the New York State Armory at 643 Park Avenue,
					 New York, New York (the "Armory") to be used by the congregation's members and
					 guest worshippers during the High Holy Days as no other suitable structure was
					 available; and
WHEREAS, by Executive Oder Nos. 87.1, 87.2 and 87.3, I
					 extended Executive Order No. 87 for additional periods of six months, effective
					 February 28, 1999 and August 27, 1999 and February 23, 2000, respectively,
					 because the Central Synagogue continued to be unsuitable for the congregation's
					 members and guest worshippers as a result of the fire on August 28, 1998;
					 and
WHEREAS, the Central Synagogue continues to be unsuitable
					 for the congregation's members and guest worshippers as a result of the fire on
					 August 28, 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, do hereby find that a State disaster emergency continues to exist
					 for which the affected local government is unable to respond adequately.
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the
					 Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, including subdivision 3 of
					 section 28  of the Executive Law, I do hereby extend Executive Order No. 87 for
					 an additional period of six months, effective August 21, 2000, as a result of
					 the severe and extensive damage to the Central Synagogue.
Signed: George E. Pataki
Dated: August 21, 2000
Footnotes
* [Extended by Executive Order
					 Nos. 87.1, 87.2, 87.3 and 87.4]
[DAGGER] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive
					 Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
infra.
]
* [Revoked by Executive Order
					 No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive Order No.
					 9 (David A. Paterson),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive Order No.
					 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
infra.
]
* [Revoked by Executive Order
					 No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive Order No.
					 9 (David A. Paterson),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive Order No.
					 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
infra.
]
* [Revoked by Executive Order
					 No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive Order No.
					 9 (David A. Paterson),
infra.
] [Revoked by Executive Order No.
					 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo),
infra.
]