Legal Opinion
Neville v. Koch
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1992PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
The agency "action” triggering the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in issue on this appeal is a legislative act— New York City’s proposed rezoning of a full City block located *420on West 42nd Street (the Site), from medium-density manufacturing to high-density commercial and residential. Petitioners’ challenge calls upon us to answer two questions. First, where at the time of rezoning there were no actual projects yet proposed for the Site and SEQRA review was premised on hypothetical uses, was it proper to approve the rezoning unconditionally, or should it have…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Akpan v. KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Parkview Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Chinese Staff & Workers Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- E.F.S. Ventures Corp. v. FosterNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by40 opinions
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