§ 240. Application of article. This article shall apply to cities of the second and third class, to any county outside of the city of New York, and to towns and villages. The term “municipality,” as used in this article, includes only a city of the second and third class, any county outside the city […]
§ 241. Dedication or acquisition of land or buildings for playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers. The board of estimate and apportionment of a city, or if there be no such board, the common council, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the governing board of any county outside of the city of New York, […]
§ 242. Administration, equipment and operation. The authority to establish and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers may be vested in the park board or other existing body or in a recreation commission as the board of estimate and apportionment, common council, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the governing board of any […]
§ 243. Recreation commission. 1. If the board of estimate and apportionment, or if there be no such board, the common council, board of aldermen, or corresponding legislative body, or the governing board of any such county, town or village shall determine that the power to equip, operate and maintain playgrounds and recreation centers shall […]
§ 244. Organization of commission. The members of a recreation commission established pursuant to this article shall elect from their own number a chairman and secretary and other necessary officers to serve for one year, and may employ such persons as may be needed, as authorized by this act and pursuant to law. Such a […]
§ 244-a. Acceptance of donations. A recreation commission or other authority in which is vested the power to equip, operate and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers pursuant to this article may accept any grant or devise of real estate or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property or any donation to […]
§ 244-b. Joint playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers. Any two or more such municipalities may jointly acquire property for and operate and maintain playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers and may make and perform agreements in connection therewith. Any school district shall have the power to join with any such municipality in equipping, operating and maintaining […]
§ 244-c. Proposition for establishment or maintenance of recreation system. The term “recreation system,” as used in this section means playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers as referred to in this article. The local legislative body of a city or the governing body of any other municipality to which this article is applicable may, and on […]
§ 244-d. Joint recreation commission. 1. Two or more municipalities which have established recreation commissions, as provided in section two hundred forty-three of the general municipal law, may join for the purpose of establishing a joint recreation commission. 2. The board of municipalities desiring to establish a joint recreation commission shall informally agree on the […]
§ 245. Expenses incurred under article. All expenses incurred under this article coming within the annual appropriation therefor (as provided in section two hundred and forty-six of this article) shall be a charge against the municipality incurring the same, payable from the current funds of such municipality; but the local authorities may provide for the […]
§ 246. Annual appropriation. The local authorities of a municipality having power to appropriate money therein may annually appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation in such municipality a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of this article.
§ 247. Acquisition of open spaces and areas. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter an “open space” or “open area” is any space or area characterized by (1) natural scenic beauty or, (2) whose existing openness, natural condition, or present state of use, if retained, would enhance the present or potential value of […]
