Rosencrants v. Wing

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Broome County) to review a determination of respondents which terminated petitioner’s public assistance, food stamp and medical assistance benefits.

As an employable recipient of public assistance, petitioner was required to participate in the State’s Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program. To satisfy this requirement, petitioner was assigned to work 102 hours per month at a Town of Binghamton workfare program in Broome County, beginning March 6, 1997. On May 21, 1997, the…