Brooklyn Parking Corp. v. Cannella

This is a proceeding, pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to compel the respondent, the commissioner of licenses of the city of New York, to issue to the petitioner a parking lot license for the year 1948-1949.

Petitioner, who is the lessee of vacant land at 32-36 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, which is situated in a business use district and zoned as such, obtained from the department of housing and buildings a certificate of occupancy in connection with the parking and storage of more than five motor vehicles and thereafter applied for a license to operate this vacant land as a…