Friends of Van Cortlandt Park v. New York, City of

ELR Citation: ELR 20436
No(s). 20 (N.Y. Feb 8, 2001)

The court holds that New York City must obtain state legislative approval before it can build a water filtration plant at a city park. Legislative approval is required when there is a substantial intrusion on parkland for non-park purposes, regardless of whether there has been an outright conveyance...