Judgment affirmed, with costs.
Defendant, the City of New York, through its police power, has the authority to take summary action to order the demolition of a building in emergency situations, i.e., when a building is in imminent danger of collapse and an immediate peril to the public health and safety (7 McQuillin, Municipal Corporations [3d ed], § 24.561, p 595). Accordingly, the trial court's charge that the city could dispense with prior notice if the foregoing...
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