CMTY. BD. 7 OF THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN v. SCHAFFER


183 A.D.2d 422 (1992)

Community Board 7 of the Borough of Manhattan, Respondent, v. Richard L. Schaffer, as Director of The New York City Department of City Planning, et al., Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

May 7, 1992


Contrary to respondents' contention, petitioner Community Board has standing to compel production of the subject documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law. Clearly, petitioner's need for the documents in order to review and make a recommendation as to the proposed land use is "within the zone of interest to be protected" by New York City Charter § 197-c (e); an assessment of the proposed project founded upon incomplete information would necessarily have a...

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