Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Allen Murray Myers, J.

In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner seeks to compel respondents to perform their alleged duties under section 626 of the Real Property Tax Law.

Petitioner is a corporation engaged primarily in the pur*442chase, manufacture, and distribution at retail of natural and synthetic gas, in an area consisting of the Boroughs of Brooklyn, Staten Island, and a portion of Queens. Pursuant to a May 29, 1956 agreement (the Agreement), petitioner was awarded a franchise to lay, construct, maintain and operate pipes, mains and other conductors and…