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PEOPLE v. RENAISSANCE PROJECT

36 N.Y.2d 65 (1975)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Renaissance Project, Inc. and Joseph A. Tortelli, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Plunkett, Jr. for appellant.

Henry J. Smith and Gerald Nolan for respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.

JONES, J.

On this appeal we are importuned to hold that zoning powers may not be invoked to exclude from a residential district a half-way house which is maintained as an integral stage in a narcotics rehabilitation program. In reversing the order of the Appellate Term on this record we do not reach so broadly stated an issue.

For several years the Village of Tarrytown Zoning Ordinances had defined a ...

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