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MATTER OF ABRAMS v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTH.

39 N.Y.2d 990 (1976)

In the Matter of Robert Abrams, Individually and as Borough President of The Bronx and Member of the Board of Estimate, et al., Appellants, v. New York City Transit Authority et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 8, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Schoenbrod and Marcia J. Cleveland for appellants.

James P. McMahon, Stuart Riedel, Terrance J. Nolan and Nancy A. Serventi for respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER concur in memorandum; Judge COOKE dissents and votes to modify in a separate opinion; Judge FUCHSBERG taking no part.

MEMORANDUM.

Order of the Appellate Division affirmed, with costs.

Under the constantly broadening view in this State of standing to sue in order to redress illegality of official action, it may no longer be necessary to establish that plaintiffs suffer special harm as distinguished from that suffered by the public at large (see Boryszewski v Brydges, 37 N.Y.2d 361, 363-364...

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