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CITY OF NY v. 17 VISTA ASSOCS

84 N.Y.2d 299 (1994)

642 N.E.2d 606

618 N.Y.S.2d 249

City of New York et al., Appellants, v. 17 Vista Associates et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Crotty, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Elizabeth Dvorkin, Francis F. Caputo and John R. Low-Beer of counsel), for appellants.

Richards & O'Neil, New York City (Robert J. Ward and Jean Cogill of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.

SMITH, J.

The principal issue presented is whether a developer's promise to pay money to a low-income housing trust in exchange for an expedited and favorable determination for construction permits by a municipality is void as violative of public policy.

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