Girls' Friendly Society of Diocese of New York, Inc. v. City of New York

The evidence satisfies me that the property involved in this suit has been and is now used by the plaintiff corporation exclusively for charitable and benevolent purposes within the meaning of section 4, subdivision 7, of the Tax Law, and is, therefore, exempt from taxation. (Webster Apartments v. City of New York, 118 Misc. 91; affd., 206 App. Div. 749; Young Women’s Christian Assn. of Brooklyn v. City of New York, 137 Misc. 321; affd., 227 App. Div. 742; affd., 254 N. Y. 558; Matter of Syracuse Y. M. C. A., 126 Misc. 431.) The circumstance that part of the sixth floor of the building was…