N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5.87

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024
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]

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

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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

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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

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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.]

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5.87