Legal Opinion
City of New York v. 17 Vista Associates
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 17, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rosenberger, J.
The actions of the City of New York in discarding established procedure in favor of a scheme in which money was extracted in exchange for an expedited and favorable review of the status of a building, despite an existing determination by the City granting the building such favorable status, violated public policy and renders the agreements between the parties void and unenforceable.
The Seamen’s Church Institute of New York and New Jersey, a not-for-profit religious corporation, maintained headquarters at a State Street site at which it housed seamen who were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nollan v. California Coastal CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Seawall Associates v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Szerdahelyi v. HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- J.E.D. Associates, Inc. v. Town of AtkinsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
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