Z&S Goes Before NY Court of Appeals in Land Use Case
Z&S Partner Lee Lefkowitz presented oral argument on November 20 before the Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court. The case, Hudson View Park Company, LLC v. Town of Fishkill, addresses important questions at the intersection of land use, statutory interpretation, contract law, and public policy. Appearing before New York’s highest court is a major milestone […]
Z&S Wins Emergency Order to Vacate Staten Island Settlement
Zarin & Steinmetz was retained by defendants, owners of a Staten Island property. The defendants had faced a contract lawsuit from the property’s former seller, which they chose to settle. However, shortly after settlement, it was discovered the former seller had allegedly hidden significant environmental contamination on the site. Since this critical information was allegedly […]
Z&S Secures Approvals for Toll Brothers’ Community in Yorktown
David Cooper and Jaclyn Cohen represented secured site plan, special permit, subdivision and wetland approvals from the Town of Yorktown Planning Board to facilitate Toll Brothers, Inc.’s proposed 118-unit, 55+ active adult townhouse community on a portion of the Field Home property on Catherine Street. The project involves subdividing a 3.05-acre portion of the Field Home property to […]
Z&S Represents on $17.1 million sale of Bronx Properties
Jacob Amir leads firm’s representation on client’s $17.1 million sale of three Bronx Properties. Zarin & Steinmetz LLP represented a family-owned real estate holding company on the sale of three commercial properties in the Bronx in a package sale to an investor. The properties, all fully occupied, had been owned and operated by the family […]
Zarin & Steinmetz Prevails in Litigation, Allowing Service Station to Operate 24 Hours
We are pleased to share that Lee Lefkowitz and Brian Sinsabaugh successfully represented CPD NY Energy Corp. in an Article 78 proceeding challenging the actions of the City of Yonkers in denying a special permit that would allow a service station to operate 24 hours. Hon. Maurice Dean Williams of the Westchester County Supreme Court […]
Zarin & Steinmetz Files Appeal in New York’s Highest Court
On June 9, 2025, Michael Zarin and Lee Lefkowitz filed their brief in Hudson View Park Company v. Town of Fishkill before the New York State Court of Appeals—New York’s highest court. Z&S’s appeal arrives at a pivotal moment in the state’s intensifying housing crisis and poses key questions about a builder’s pursuit of residential […]
Key Changes to the Title Insurance Rate Service Association (TIRSA) Seventh Revision Rate Manual
On October 1, 2024, the Title Insurance Rate Service Association, Inc. (“TIRSA”) adopted the Seventh Revision of the Title Insurance Rate Manual. TIRSA, which is licensed by the State of New York’s Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services, is responsible for developing, maintaining, amending, and updating the TIRSA Rate Manual, which is utilized by […]
Zarin & Steinmetz Obtains ‘Padavan Law’ Approval for Clarkstown Residence for Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Partner Jody Cross successfully represented Eating Disorder Treatment of New York and Monte Nido & Affiliates through the approval process for a proposed 24/7 residential facility for girls with eating disorders in West Nyack, Town of Clarkstown. Approval was obtained under the Padavan Law, which is aimed at establishing smaller residential group home settings for […]