| Court: | NY Superior Court, then NY Court of Appeals |
| Facts: | Chinatown is in horrible shape. There's a push to rebuild, but this will gentrify and push poorer residents out. The alternative is to let the deplorable conditions continue. |
| Posture: | Appeal from trial. This court's opinion is eventually reversed by NY Court of Appeals. |
| Issue: | Should NY adopt Mount Laurel? |
| Holding: | Yes! |
| Rule: | We adopt the Mount Laurel doctrine. Until we get reversed two years later. |
| Reasoning: | The current plan has been unsuccessful in promoting the interests of the disadvantaged. |
| Dicta: | |