Potential Uses of St. Paul’s
Key Findings
- Over the years, potential uses of the building have been identified, categorized, and evaluated for all historic & currently permitted uses and their impact on the Village.
- The St. Paul’s Alliance welcomes residents to give their input on potential uses via email communications and small group meetings, as may be announced by The Alliance.
- In 2001, the New York Supreme Court for Nassau County ruled that Garden City could not lease the St. Paul’s school and ancillary buildings for commercial real estate development without enabling legislation from Albany. At that time Garden City had designated the St. Paul’s property for public and municipal uses.
- In 2004, the Garden City Board of Trustees declared the St. Paul’s property “parkland” and that new designation further limited the uses to which the property could be used without enabling legislation from Albany.
- See the in-depth report for the complete list of historic requests by residents.
Permitted And Restricted Uses
“Municipal Use”
generally refers to use by the Village government/administration.
“Parkland Use”
generally refers to community activities that are athletic, artistic, theatrical, musical, educational and recreational.
“Judicial/Court Permitted”
use generally refers to those uses that have been specifically permitted by judicial approval.
“Non-permitted Uses”
refers to those uses that are generally private and/or public-private and/or “Shared Responsibility”uses.
Historically Requested Uses
The complete list of historically requested uses by Village residents follows.
Resident Requested Uses
The following is a documented list of uses of St. Paul’s requested by residents over the years. No decisions have been made and The St. Paul’s Alliance welcomes your feedback.
Historical Resident Requests
| Adult Education | Intergenerational programs: Youths and Seniors working together! |
| Art Studios R | Lab Space R |
| Bandshell | Lecture Hall R |
| Bridge/Cards/Mahjong/Bunko | LEGO® / Robotics Lab R |
| Central Park/Sensory Garden R | Library Outreach |
| Chapel: Tiffany Glass | Meeting Space |
| Chess Club – ALL ages/intergenerational | Mentorship Programs |
| Collaborative space R | Music Programs/Practice space |
| Community Center R | Pre K Programs |
| Community Service Opportunities R | Reading Rooms |
| Computer Rooms | Recreation – the rec dept needs space! R |
| Cooking Classes | Respite Program for Special Needs families |
| Craft Rooms R | Scouts: Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc. |
| Daycare | Senior Center – more space for a vibrant, active senior population |
| Educational Use R | Snack Bar/Coffee Station |
| Events/Catering | Special Needs programs R |
| Exercise – various workout areas R | Sports: indoor turf, etc. R |
| Exhibition Space | S.T.E.A.M. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (Rec Dept’s programs are so successful they need more space to expand programs) R |
| Farmer’s Market | Technology area where students help residents with their computer/cell needs |
| Fundraisers (Andy Foundation) | Theater Programs/Films/Recital Hall R |
| Game Room R | Tutoring Rooms |
| Garden Club | Wellness Programs (e.g.: RVC and other LI towns have a nurse visit their community center for seniors to continue wellness and ask questions. R |
| GC Charitable Organizations |
R = Recreation already has a program but needs to expand to a larger age group. Many Recreation Department activities sell out within hours.
Not An Acceptable Use
| Apartments / Co-ops / Condos | Housing |
| Assisted Living Facility | Medical Facility |
| Commercial | Private Use |
| Hotel | Shared Responsibility |