Legal Opinion

1766-68 Associates, LP v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 19, 2012PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*520The motion court properly dismissed the cause of action alleging that the City failed to enforce Building Code provisions relating to construction, excavation, and blasting by not ordering the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) defendants to perform the work required to stabilize or otherwise protect plaintiff’s building. No liability lies against the City for its discretionary decisions relating to issuing orders, directives, permits, or the like even where the code allows it to do so (see City of New York v 17 Vista Assoc., 84 NY2d 299, 307 [1994]; Matter of Church of Chosen v City of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Abacus Federal Savings Bank v. LimAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. City of New York v. 17 Vista AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Birnbaum v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Church of Chosen v. City of ElmiraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Kaufman v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gregor v. RossiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. Perez v. LopezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Faulkner v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Faulkner v. City of YonkersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. McSpedon v. LevineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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