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ASIAN AMS. v. KOCH

72 N.Y.2d 121 (1988)

Asian Americans for Equality et al., Appellants. v. Edward I. Koch, as Mayor of the City of New York and Chairman of the Board of Estimate, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Barbaro, Earle R. Tockman, Stephen Dobkin, Geoffrey D. H. Smith, Richard Sussman and Ann L. Detiere for appellants.

Peter L. Zimroth, Corporation Counsel (Edward F. X. Hart and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for Edward Koch and others, respondents.

Ronald J. Offenkrantz and Michael H. Smith for Henry Partners, respondent.

Leslie Salzman, Shirley Traylor, Esmeralda Simmons, Andrew Scherer, Jocelyne Martinez and Roger Wareham for Ansonia Tenants Coalition, Inc., and others, amici curiae.

Kalman Finkel, Helaine Barnett, Arthur J. Fried, John E. Kirklin and Lynn M. Kelly for The Legal Aid Society of New York, amicus curiae.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

SIMONS, J.

Plaintiffs instituted this action to challenge an amendment to the New York City Zoning Resolution which established the Special Manhattan Bridge District in Chinatown. Plaintiffs either live or work in Chinatown or represent those who do and the gist of their complaint is that the new zoning will displace residents who require low-income housing because it will eliminate some of the existing housing...

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