Bear v. New York City Loft Board

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Helen Freedman, J.), entered October 29, 1992, which dismissed the proceeding brought by petitioner pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul the January 30, 1992 determination of the New York City Loft Board denying petitioner’s application for coverage under article 7-C of the Multiple Dwelling Law, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

"[T]he construction given statutes and regulations by the agency responsible for their administration will, if not irrational or unreasonable, be upheld” (Matter of Johnson v Joy, 48 NY2d 689, 691). In this case the Loft…