Legal Opinion
Lai Chun Chan Jin v. Board of Estimate
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 17, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carro, J.
On August 20,1981 the Board of Estimate passed resolutions creating the Special Manhattan Bridge District, a new zoning prescription for development of residential *98buildings in harmony with the existing character of the Chinatown area. This was the culmination of a two-year process, initiated in September of 1979 by the City Planning Commission (CPC), when that body published a study of the residential and commercial needs of Chinatown.
CPC previously adopted regulations, pursuant to the 1975 amendment to the City Charter (NY City Charter, § 197-c), providing for…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Kovarsky v. Housing & Development AdministrationNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Brock v. BuaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Lutheran Church in America v. City or New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Scher v. KronmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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