Legal Opinion
City of New York v. 56-01 Queens Boulevard, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Arthur W. Lonschein, J.
*643This is a motion for a preliminary injunction, pursuant to Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-701 et seq., known as the Nuisance Abatement Law. By this motion, the plaintiff City seeks an order closing a commercial establishment known as the "Naked City”, on the ground that its proprietors have allowed it to be used for the purposes of drug sales, thus constituting a public nuisance. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.
Among the definitions of a "public nuisance” contained in the Nuisance Abatement Law is that of "[a]ny…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- W. T. Grant Co. v. SrogiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Albini v. Solork AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- People ex rel. Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Town of Islip v. CavigliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- City of New York v. Bilynn Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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3Cited by1 opinion
- City of Rochester v. Premises Located at 10-12 South Washington StreetNew York Supreme Court · 1998