Morelite Service Stations, Inc. v. Goldman

Pursuant to authority conferred by chapter 652 of the Laws of 1899 land on the Brooklyn shore of the East river was taken by the city of New York as an approach to the bridge now known as the Williamsburg Bridge. As part of that condemnation proceeding in 1901, title to a strip, since denominated “ New street ” between Broadway and South Fourth street and bisected by South Fifth street, was acquired. The improvement included the acquisition of land for the widening of South Fifth street as well as the land for laying out New street. In condemning this strip as a passage toward the bridge and…