Brownley v. Doar

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J.), entered August 23, 2006, which, inter alia, dismissed the complaint on the ground that plaintiffs and the proposed interveners were without standing, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiffs and the proposed intervenors, who are aid recipients under the state Safety Net Assistance (SNA) program, lack standing to challenge the adequacy of shelter allowances pursuant to Social Services Law § 350 (1) (a). Canons of statutory construction and a review of the pertinent legislative history establish that the adequacy requirement…