Island Park, LLC v. State

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Claimant brought this action in the Court of Claims to recover compensation for an alleged regulatory taking of its property. The basis for the claim is that the State Department of Transportation required the closure of a railroad crossing that claimant had used to move equipment from one part of its land to another. The record shows that the Department ordered the closure after it determined that the crossing presented a safety hazard. It found that fast-moving trains passed by frequently; that…