Allison v. New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

This proceeding requires the court to determine what interests and injuries New York City’s Landmarks Preservation and Historic Districts Law protects, so as to confer standing for persons without a property or contractual interest in the landmark, which would confer standing absent the statutory protection. This determination in turn requires the court to ascertain whether, under the landmarks preservation statutes, it may recognize the types of interests and injuries the Court of Appeals has recognized as conferring standing under environmental…