Legal Opinion
Long Island Pine Barrens Society, Inc. v. Planning Board of Brookhaven
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1992PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The Central Pine Barrens is an area of Long Island that once encompassed approximately 250,000 acres in central Suffolk County but has now been reduced to some 100,000 acres of relatively undeveloped land. The Pine Barrens is an indispensable component of the aquifer system that is the sole natural source of drinking water for over two and a half million inhabitants of Long Island. Indeed, because of its critical ecological significance, the Pine Barrens has been the subject of protective legislation at all levels of government. The specific issue presented here…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Akpan v. KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Save the Pine Bush, Inc. v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Chinese Staff & Workers Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Village of Westbury v. Department of TransportationNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Town of Islip v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Village of Tarrytown v. Planning BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- C/S 12th Avenue LLC v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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