Straniere v. Silver
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, J.
At issue on this appeal is the fate of proposed legislation, introduced in 1994, providing for the secession of the Borough of Staten Island from the City of New York. It is necessary, however, to briefly review prior legislation concerning Staten Island secession.
In 1989, the State Legislature enacted a bill addressing the desire of the residents of Staten Island to secede from the City (see, L 1989, ch 773, amended by L 1990, ch 17 [hereinafter chapter 773]). Chapter 773 did not authorize secession, but rather prescribed a procedure designed to inform the…
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