Matter of O’Brien v City of New York

Holding The court reversed the lower court’s judgment and dismissed the proceeding because the petitioners lacked standing, as they failed to demonstrate a concrete injury-in-fact from the publication of the supplemental roll or the receipt of initial determination notices. The court held that generalized confusion, privacy concerns, and the burden of complying with statutory exemption procedures do not constitute cognizable harm sufficient to confer standing.

The court’s words

The publication of the supplemental roll did not cause the petitioners any concrete or definable injury, as the roll did not impose an obligation, deny a right or fix some legal relationship

2026 NY Slip Op 06442, at the official text

The mere receipt of the initial determination notices by Hedley, Steven Shore, Sandra Jacobus Shore, Stearns, and Fishel does not qualify as an injury, in and of itself, as the notice instead serves an informational purpose

2026 NY Slip Op 06442, at the official text

The State Legislature must have anticipated that the list of notice recipients would not be exact or flawless; otherwise, there would be no purpose to providing an exemption procedure at all

2026 NY Slip Op 06442, at the official text