Vitucci v. New York City School Constr. Auth

In Vitucci v. New York City School Constr. Auth., 289 AD2d 479, 480, 735 N.Y.S.2d 560 [2001] the court held that there is little doubt that the City would be authorized to condemn property for a school and then decide to use the property for a different public purpose such as a library or a museum, since in general, the power of eminent domain may be exercised to take property as long as there is a legitimate public purpose for the taking.