Opn. No.

Requestor: Constantine Mularadelis, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Cold Spring Cold Spring, N Y 10516

Written by: James D. Cole, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Opinions

You have asked whether a portion of a public highway may be conveyed to a private party in order to provide adequate parking for a business operated by that party.

The conditions under which public highways or portions of public highways may be closed are set forth in the Highway Law. Included are provisions dealing with closing of roads because of uselessness (§ 171); abandonment of roads (§ 205); discontinuing the…