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BLOOM v. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

28 N.Y.2d 952 (1971)

Max Bloom, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Taxpayers of the City of New York Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents, v. Mayor of the City of New York et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 26, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Charles A. La Torella, Jr. and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), appellant, pro se, and for State Board of Equalization and Assessment, appellant.

J. Lee Rankin, Corporation Counsel (James J. McGowan, Edward J. McLaughlin and Rosario J. Renda of counsel), for the City of New York and city officials and agencies, appellants.

W. Bernard Richland for respondents.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BREITEL and JASEN concur in memorandum; Judge BERGAN dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion in which Judges BURKE and GIBSON concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the question certified answered in the affirmative.

The opinion at the Appellate Division adequately and incisively treats of the issues involved. It is only then necessary to note that, even on a narrower view than that taken at the Appellate Division, plaintiffs have standing to litigate the issues. As real property taxpayers they...

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