People Ex Rel. Arseekay Syndicate, Inc. v. Murdock

The property here involved is a parcel at the northeast corner of Queens boulevard and Dongan avenue in the Elmhurst section of the borough of Queens, city of New York. It is divided by a zoning boundary between a business district and a residence district. These districts were established prior to petitioner’s ownership. The order of the Special Term enabled petitioner to erect and maintain a gasoline service station upon the segment of the premises zoned for business. The Appellate Division modified the order by a direction that when circumstances so change by development of the…