In re the City of New York

William C. Hecht, Jr., J.

This proceeding is brought to fix the value of the properties of Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, Inc., and Surface Transit, Inc., which were condemned by the City of New York pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 20 of the General City Law, as amended by chapter 161 of the Laws of 1962. The validity of the statute was upheld in Fifth Ave. Coach Lines v. City of New York (11 N Y 2d 342).

The instant motion arises out of claimants ’ demand for admissions of fact by the city, pursuant to subdivision 1-a of section 322 of the Civil Practice Act. The city has admitted item (2),…