Palm Tree, New York

Palm Tree, New York
Town

Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Palm Tree
Location within the state of New York
Palm Tree
Palm Tree (the US)
Coordinates: 41°20′24″N 74°10′2″W / 41.34000°N 74.16722°W / 41.34000; -74.16722Coordinates: 41°20′24″N 74°10′2″W / 41.34000°N 74.16722°W / 41.34000; -74.16722
Country  United States
State  New York
County Orange
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Palm Tree is a future town in Orange County, New York, United States. The town will become New York's first new town in 35 years. It was created to resolve conflicts between the village of Kiryas Joel, New York, inhabited by the Satmar Hasidic dynasty, and the municipality to which it currently belongs, Monroe, New York. The name "Palm Tree" comes from the literal translation of the family name of Joel Teitelbaum, the namesake of Kiryas Joel. In Yiddish, teitel (טייטל) means "date" (of the palm), and baum "tree".

Creation

The referendum for the new town passed overwhelmingly on November 7, 2017.[1]

On June 14, 2018, special legislation was passed that moved up the target date by one year. The bill was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on July 1.[2][3]

The town will be official in 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ McKenna, Chris. "Kiryas Joel's split from Monroe overwhelmingly approved". recordonline.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ↑ McKenna, Chris. "State OKs forming Town of Palm Tree one year earlier". recordonline.com. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  3. ↑ "NY State Senate Bill S7861A". NY State Senate. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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