2011-09-8 In re CHINESE STAFF AND WORKERS' ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitioners–Appellants,v.Amanda M. BURDEN, as Director of the New York City Department of City Planning, et al., Respondents–Respondents. John C. Gray, South Brooklyn Legal Services, Brooklyn (Rachel Hannaford and Jennifer Levy of counsel), and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York (Bethany Y. Li of counsel), for appellants.Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Elizabeth S. Natrella, Leonard Koerner,
January 25, 2001. Respondents-defendants-appellants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (William McCooe, J.), entered on or about July 21, 1999, which granted an article 78 petition to the extent of vacating and annulling the adoption of the Theater Subdistrict zoning map change and text amendments, enjoining the transfer of development rights pursuant to the subject resolution, and directing respondent Department of City Planning to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement;
4992 February 24, 2005. Judgment (denominated an order), Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered April 23, 2004, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul the determination of respondent New York City Planning Commission approving the transfer of the building located at 2 Columbus Circle to respondent New York City Economic Development Corporation for subsequent sale to respondent Museum of Arts and Design, unanimously
15394 101392/13 08-04-2015 In re Board of Managers of the Plaza Condominium, Petitioner-Appellant, v. The New York City Department of Transportation, et al., Respondents-Respondents. Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP, New York (Stephen H. Orel and Steven D. Sladkus of counsel), for appellant. Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York (Jane L. Gordon of counsel), for municipal respondents. Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg, LLP, New York (Dianna D. McCarthy of counsel), for Citibank
2013-06-27 In re Joel HAND, et al., Petitioners–Appellants, v. The HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY, et al., Respondents–Respondents. Jack L. Lester, New York, for appellants. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP, New York (Richard G. Leland of counsel), for The Hospital for Special Surgery, respondent. TOM Jack L. Lester, New York, for appellants. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP, New York (Richard G. Leland of counsel), for The Hospital for Special Surgery, respondent. Michael
2012-04-12 In re DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY (BROOKLYN), INC., et al., Petitioners–Respondents, v. EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, et al., Respondents–Appellants.In re Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, Inc., et al., Petitioners–Respondents, v. Empire State Development Corporation, et al., Respondents–Appellants. Bryan Cave LLP, New York (Philip E. Karmel of counsel), for Empire State Development Corporation, appellant. Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York (Jeffrey L. Braun
06-02-2016 In the Matter of Senator Tony AVELLA, et al., Respondents, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Respondents, Queens Development Group, LLC, et al., Appellants. Opinion Reported below, 131 A.D.3d 77, 13 N.Y.S.3d 358. Motion for an order precluding the City of New York et al. from submitting a brief as respondents on the appeal etc. denied.
(a) The purpose of the list of Type I actions in this section is to identify, for agencies, project sponsors and the public, those actions and projects that are more likely to require the preparation of an EIS than Unlisted actions. All agencies are subject to this Type I list. (1) This Type I list is not exhaustive of those actions that an agency determines may have a significant adverse impact on the environment and requires the preparation of an EIS. However, the fact that an action or project
(a) It is HUD's general policy to provide minimum national standards applicable to HUD programs to protect citizens against excessive noise in their communities and places of residence. (1)Planning assistance. HUD requires that grantees give adequate consideration to noise exposures and sources of noise as an integral part of the urban environment when HUD assistance is provided for planning purposes, as follows: (i) Particular emphasis shall be placed on the importance of compatible land use planning
(a) It is the purpose of this subpart B to: (1) Call attention to the threat of noise pollution; (2) Encourage the control of noise at its source in cooperation with other Federal departments and agencies; (3) Encourage land use patterns for housing and other noise sensitive urban needs that will provide a suitable separation between them and major noise sources; (4) Generally prohibit HUD support for new construction of noise sensitive uses on sites having unacceptable noise exposure; (5) Provide