Matter of Coalition for Future of Stony Brook Village v. Reilly

In Matter of Coalition for Future of Stony Brook Village v. Reilly, 299 A.D.2d 481, 750 N.Y.S.2d 126, the Coalition for the Future of Stony Brook Village was specifically formed to save an area known as the Forsythe Meadows. In July 2000, Suffolk County purchased 36 of the 43 acres of the Forsythe Meadows for conservation purposes. But the owner of the remaining property submitted an application in August 2000 to expand the Stony Brook Post Office and to construct an Educational and Cultural Center in the Forsythe Meadows. In that case, the Court found that two members of the coalition had standing to bring the proceeding and since they were members of the Petitioner Coalition, their standing was attributable to the Coalition. In addition, the Court held that "interests asserted by the Coalition are germane to its purposes, and neither the asserted claim nor the appropriate relief requires participation of the individual members." (Matter of Coalition for Future of Stony Brook Village v. Reilly, 299 A.D.2d at 484.)