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Appellate Division
Coverage of Appellate Division in the Nexus archive.
- Judge tosses lawsuit that aimed to block Lower Manhattan climate resiliency project
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge dismissed a lawsuit blocking the $2 billion Battery Park City climate resiliency project, ruling the government entity properly conducted environmental and public reviews. Community groups argued the environmental assessment was incomplete, but the judge found no legal errors, allowing the flood protection project to proceed, though the groups have appealed the decision.