Iavarone v. City of New York

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for the wrongful demolition of a building, the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond Gounty (Aliotta, J.), dated March 19, 2013, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant City of New York which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

“In the exercise of its police powers [a] municipality may demolish a building without providing notice and an opportunity to be…