Citiwide News, Inc. v. New York City Transit Authority

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward J. Greenfield, J.

This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding in which petitioner seeks to review and annul the procedures by which respondent awarded the master license for the exclusive right to use and operate newsstands at designated locations in the New York City subway system.

In the fall of 1982, respondent Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced that it was accepting proposals by qualified bidders for a long-term license to operate the newsstands. The request for proposals (RFP) provided that the successful licensee would bear the full cost of…