Roberts v. Dowling

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert Lippmann, J.), entered November 30, 1994, which denied the within CPLR article 78 petition seeking to annul a determination by the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, affirming the New York City Department of Social Services’ denial of petitioner’s application for emergency assistance to pay rent arrears, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The legislative intent underlying Social Services Law § 350-j is to provide protection for families with dependent children in sudden and unexplained emergencies, and not to…