Bus Depot Holding Corp. v. Valentine

Lehman, Ch. J.

Congestion of the arteries of travel in some districts of the city of New York creates serious traffic problems. The only provision in the New York City Charter (effective Jan. 1, 1938) in which the Legislature has, in express terms, delegated to any officer or board specific authority to adopt regulations or ordinances calculated to relieve this serious condition and to solve the difficult problem is contained in section 435. That section provides in part: “ The police department and force shall have the power and it shall be their duty to * * * regulate, direct, control and •…