Historic Districts Council, Inc. v. Spitzer

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert D. Lippmann, J.

Petitioners bring this CPLR article 78 proceeding in an attempt to undo the sale of the Judson Student House and prevent its demolition and that of other buildings of cultural and historical significance, including the last surviving Manhattan residence of Edgar Allan Poe.

The Attorney General of the State of New York (the Attorney General) and the Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (the Commissioner) jointly cross-move to dismiss the petition. The Acting Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings…