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MATTER OF CHINESE STAFF AND WORKERS' ASSN. v. BURDEN

No. 124.

19 N.Y.3d 922 (2012)

2012 NY Slip Op 5122

In the Matter of CHINESE STAFF AND WORKERS' ASSOCIATION et al., Appellants, v. AMANDA M. BURDEN, as Director of the New York City Department of City Planning, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

South Brooklyn Legal Services, Brooklyn ( Rachel Hannaford and John C. Gray of counsel), for Chinese Staff and Workers' Association, appellant.

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York City ( Bethany Y. Li of counsel), for Church of God of Brooklyn and others, appellants.

Michael A. Cardozo , Corporation Counsel, New York City ( Elizabeth S. Natrella , Leonard Koerner , Carrie Noteboom and Haley Stein of counsel), for respondents.

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., New York City ( Mitchell S. Bernard , Nancy S. Marks and John D. Wood of counsel), for Natural Resources Defense Council and others, amici curiae.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

The subject of this appeal concerns a rezoning proposal for Sunset Park, a predominantly residential neighborhood in Brooklyn. Following public hearings, the Department of City Planning (DCP), the lead agency here, prepared an environmental assessment statement (EAS) and issued a negative declaration, concluding that the proposed rezoning would not...

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