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This bill renames the Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge as the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge in New York law.
Why it matters
Reflects a shift in historical recognition. Renaming the bridge to honor Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt rather than Governor Malcolm Wilson signals a reevaluation of which figures are celebrated in New York’s public landmarks, possibly emphasizing the Roosevelts’ national and international legacy over more recent state political figures.
Impacts legal and regulatory references. The bridge is referenced in multiple areas of state law—from environmental regulations to transportation routes. Changing its official name requires updates across legal documents and could affect everything from marine district definitions to shellfish management boundaries.
Affects public identity and wayfinding. The bridge is a major regional landmark. Altering its name will impact maps, signage, public communications, and the way residents and travelers identify a key crossing of the Hudson River, potentially generating both logistical changes and community debate.
Symbolizes broader societal values. Choosing Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as namesakes may reflect current societal priorities, such as civil rights, social welfare, and international leadership, aligning the state’s infrastructure with values associated with the Roosevelts’ legacy.
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Rename Tappan Zee Bridge
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3098
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, ABBATE, PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law, the environmental conservation law, and the public authorities law, in relation to designating "The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge" as "The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 349-a of the highway law, as amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson river at a point south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge", thence in a general westerly direction to intersect with existing route number seventeen or to a connection with that route, including a thruway connection from that portion of the section west of the Hudson river, generally southerly to a point to be determined by the authority on the New York-New Jersey boundary line.
§ 2. Section 342-ww of the highway law, as added by chapter 245 of the laws of 2001, is amended to add as follows:
§ 342-ww. Portion of the New York state thruway to be designated as the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway". All that portion of the New York state thruway in the county of Rockland constituting interstate route 287 from the New Jersey border to "The [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge" shall be designated and known as the "Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway".
§ 3. Section 13-0103 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 13-0103. Marine and coastal district described.
The marine and coastal district shall include the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within three nautical miles from the coast line and all other tidal waters within the state, including the Hudson River up to the [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt bridge.
§ 4. Subdivision 1 of section 13-0307 of the environmental conservation law, as amended by chapter 327 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
1. The department periodically shall examine all shellfish lands within the marine district and the Hudson River between the [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt bridge and the federal dam at Troy to ascertain the sanitary condition thereof in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to section 13-0319 of this title.
§ 5. Subdivision 2 of section 356 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 530 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
2. The Hudson section. Beginning at the northerly end of the southern Westchester connection at or near Tuckahoe road, thence in a general northerly and westerly direction crossing the Hudson river at a point south of Highland Falls, which crossing shall be known as "The [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge", including a highway connection between "The [Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee] Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Bridge" and the New England section of the thruway presently known as interstate route two hundred eighty-seven, thence in a general westerly direction to intersect with existing route number seventeen or to a connection with that route, including a thruway connection from that portion of the section west of the Hudson river, generally southerly to a point to be determined by the authority on the New York-New Jersey boundary line.
§ 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
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