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street inquiry in New York

18 New York opinions name it 4 courts 1895–2026 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New York courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Navarro v. University Ave., L.P.green
nyappdiv · 2023 · cited in 1 New York opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Supreme Court properly denied 19 East 72nd Street's motion for summary judgment because 19 East 72nd Street failed to establish that it did not install the allegedly defective tree well involved in plaintiff's trip and fall accident ( see Manglani v City of New York , 209 AD3d 563, 563 [1st Dept 2022]). 19 East 72nd Street's witnesses testified that they did not know who installed the tree well ( cf. Cabral v Triangle, LLC , 234 AD3d 518 , 519 [1st Dept 2025]), and their argument that the allegedly defective tree well was open and obvious and not inherently dangerous is not determinative becau

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Manglani v. City of New Yorkgreen
nyappdiv · 2022 · cited in 1 New York opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Supreme Court properly denied 19 East 72nd Street's motion for summary judgment because 19 East 72nd Street failed to establish that it did not install the allegedly defective tree well involved in plaintiff's trip and fall accident ( see Manglani v City of New York , 209 AD3d 563, 563 [1st Dept 2022]). 19 East 72nd Street's witnesses testified that they did not know who installed the tree well ( cf. Cabral v Triangle, LLC , 234 AD3d 518 , 519 [1st Dept 2025]), and their argument that the allegedly defective tree well was open and obvious and not inherently dangerous is not determinative becau

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People v. Evansgreen
ny · 2000 · cited in 1 New York opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016The motion court properly granted 70th Street’s motion to discharge Phoenix’s mechanic’s lien, since the court was bound by its prior finding that Phoenix had released 70th Street from *620 the lien (see People v Evans, 94 NY2d 499, 502 [2000]).

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Bernstein v. Kelso & Co.green
· 1997 · cited in 1 New York opinions naming this issue, 2005–2005
1 sentence

2005The cause of action for fraud sufficiently apprised HG 79th Street of the substance of the allegations (CPLR 3016 [b]; Bernstein v Kelso & Co., 231 AD2d 314, 320 [1997]).

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People v. Carrasquillogreen
ny · 1981 · cited in 1 New York opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988We affirmed the defendant’s right, under the circumstances, not to answer the officer’s questions and to walk away, noting that this conduct was "certainly conducive to the innocent interpretation that [the defendant] did not want to be involved in a possibly volatile and dangerous situation” (supra, at 97; compare, People v Carrasquillo, 54 NY2d 248, 253 [1981] [police approach for purposes of a street inquiry described as "commendably relaxed”]).

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Terry v. Ohiogreen
scotus · 1968 · cited in 1 New York opinions naming this issue, 1972–1972
1 sentence

1972The officers had ample reason to stop the suspects whose presence and conduct were unusual, and then they had reason to frisk them when they failed to explain their conduct, for it was not necessary, as the United States Supreme Court said in Terry v. Ohio ( 392 U. S. 1, 33 [Mr. Justice Harlan, concurring]), that they “ take the risk that the answer might be a bullet.” The briefs filed with the court in the Anderson case disclose that the only issue involved was the question of the alleged abandonment of property by the defendant and seizure of that property by a police officer.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (23)

CaseCitedYears
People v. De Bour green
ny · 1976
2 sentences

1987It is axiomatic that an officer may only seize and take into custody an individual when the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a crime (see, People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210 ; People v Cantor, 36 NY2d 106 ).

1984(People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210 .) A stop is an exercise of the common-law right to inquire and is activated by a founded suspicion that criminal activity is afoot.

31982–1987
People v. Danielson green
ny · 2007
1 sentence

2012The police testimony elicited at trial showed that the officer who issued the summonses observed roughly 100 individuals standing in front of and across the street from the bar; that, upon conducting a “business inspection” of the interior of the premises, he “approximat[ed]” that there were “well over the ... 75 people” allowed by the governing certificate of occupancy; and that upon walking toward the rear of the premises, he observed only “one exit or entrance to the establishment.” With respect to the alleged overcrowding condition, the unadorned police testimony that there were “well over

12012–2012
Kinney v. Yerusalim green
ca3 · 1993
1 sentence

2009Pursuant to this section, a public entity’s failure to install pedestrian ramps when it resurfaces a street is in violation of the ADA (Kinney v Yerusalim, 9 F3d 1067 [3d Cir 1993]).

12009–2009
Precast, Inc. v. Seaboard Surety Co. green
nyappdiv · 1990
1 sentence

2002R.R., supra.) Further, the IAS court recognized the tree-well as an “improvement,” which is included in the bylaws definition of “property.” We find the accident site was squarely within the area for which Future and the Board were obligated to maintain liability insurance and conclude that third-party defendants must bear the costs of 32nd Street’s defense.

12002–2002
People v. Rivera neutral
nyappdiv · 1979
1 sentence

1995The totality of the circumstances, including the officer having observed the respondent and another individual gambling with dice in exchange for money on the street in violation of Penal Law § 225.30 (2), possession of a gambling device, fully support the conclusion that the police officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent had just committed a crime, thus justifying his arrest and the subsequent search and seizure (People v Alston, 178 AD2d 153, 155 , lv denied 80 NY2d 827 ; People v Rivera, 67 AD2d 867 ).

11995–1995
People v. Alston green
nyappdiv · 1991
1 sentence

1995The totality of the circumstances, including the officer having observed the respondent and another individual gambling with dice in exchange for money on the street in violation of Penal Law § 225.30 (2), possession of a gambling device, fully support the conclusion that the police officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the respondent had just committed a crime, thus justifying his arrest and the subsequent search and seizure (People v Alston, 178 AD2d 153, 155 , lv denied 80 NY2d 827 ; People v Rivera, 67 AD2d 867 ).

11995–1995
In re Brenda D. neutral
nyappdiv · 1992
1 sentence

1995Nor did the Family Court, in finding that the respondent committed acts constituting unauthorized use of a motor vehicle err in applying the statutory presumption under Penal Law § 165.05 (1) that a person who uses a vehicle without the consent of the owner is presumed to know that he does not have such consent (Matter of Brenda D., 186 AD2d 65 ), and in rejecting the inherently incredible and inconsistent testimony of the respondent and his witness that they did not know that their use of the vehicle at issue was unauthorized.

11995–1995
People v. Cantor green
ny · 1975
1 sentence

1987It is axiomatic that an officer may only seize and take into custody an individual when the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed a crime (see, People v De Bour, 40 NY2d 210 ; People v Cantor, 36 NY2d 106 ).

11987–1987
People v. Brnja green
ny · 1980
1 sentence

1987Although the defendant was not detained while the street inquiry was in progress, once the defendant was handcuffed and placed in the patrol car, despite his prior indication that he would voluntarily accompany the officer to the precinct, he was seized within the meaning of the 4th Amendment (see, People v Brnja, 50 NY2d 366, 372 ).

11987–1987
Board of Education, West Babylon Union Free School District v. West Babylon Teachers Ass'n neutral
nyappdiv · 1977
1 sentence

1984(People v Hutchinson, 60 AD2d 577 , affd 47 NY2d 823 .) o Viewing this as a street encounter we must determine whether we are dealing with a street inquiry, a stop, or a seizure, and then, whether the quantum of knowledge possessed by the officers was sufficient to justify their activity.

11984–1984
People v. Hutchinson green
ny · 1979
1 sentence

1984(People v Hutchinson, 60 AD2d 577 , affd 47 NY2d 823 .) o Viewing this as a street encounter we must determine whether we are dealing with a street inquiry, a stop, or a seizure, and then, whether the quantum of knowledge possessed by the officers was sufficient to justify their activity.

11984–1984
United States v. Mendenhall green
scotus · 1980
1 sentence

1981(See United States v Mendenhall, 446 US 544 .) However, though the defendant was not detained against his will while the street inquiry was in progress, as the People concede, from the moment the police directed him to their car for removal to the police station, he had been placed in custody and, concomitantly, the property in the bag had been seized.

11981–1981
People v. Rivera green
ny · 1964
1 sentence

1975(People v Rivera, 14 NY2d 441, 446 .) A bulge in a pocket may be equivocal in the message it communicates; a bulge in a waistband, easily palpable and more revealing, is a certain invitation to further exploration without any real violation of the person.

11975–1975
People Ex Rel. Metropolitan Street Railway Co. v. State Board of Tax Commissioners green
· 1903
1 sentence

1952Co. v. State Bd. of Tax Comrs. ( 174 N. Y. 417, 441 , supra), “ Separate [the items of tangible property] from the franchise by taking away the street privilege, and they are destroyed.” For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that compensation has been properly granted to claimants (City of Little Falls v. State of New York, 198 App. Div. 488 ; City of New York v. New York Tel.

11952–1952
City of New York v. New York Telephone Co. green
ny · 1938
1 sentence

1952Co., 278 N. Y. 9 , supra; United States v. 25.4 Acres of Land, 71 F. Supp. 255, 258 , affd. sub nom.

11952–1952
United States v. 25.4 Acres of Land green
nyed · 1947
1 sentence

1952Co., 278 N. Y. 9 , supra; United States v. 25.4 Acres of Land, 71 F. Supp. 255, 258 , affd. sub nom.

11952–1952
City of Little Falls v. State neutral
nyappdiv · 1921
1 sentence

1952Co. v. State Bd. of Tax Comrs. ( 174 N. Y. 417, 441 , supra), “ Separate [the items of tangible property] from the franchise by taking away the street privilege, and they are destroyed.” For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that compensation has been properly granted to claimants (City of Little Falls v. State of New York, 198 App. Div. 488 ; City of New York v. New York Tel.

11952–1952
Mayor v. Law neutral
nysupct · 1889
1 sentence

1926In the case at bar the covenant Was that Corson avenue (now Vanderbilt avenue) should “ remain * * * open as a public street or road.” That the railway company’s obstruction of the street was a violation of this covenant seems plain, and, as there is no other evidence of abandonment, in my opinion, the doctrine laid down in Mayor, etc., of City of New York v. Law (supra) should be applied, and Vanderbilt avenue be held not to have been abandoned on January 1, 1898, but to have run to the water.

11926–1926
Matter of City of New York (Pier Old No. 49) green
ny · 1919
1 sentence

1922(See Matter of City of New York [Pier Old No. 49], 227 N. Y. 119 .) We are not confronted with this question because of the findings of the commission.

11922–1922
Phelps v. City of Mankato neutral
minn · 1877
1 sentence

1895Houfe v. Town of Fulton, 34 Wis. 608 ; Stark v. Lancaster, 57 N. H. 88; City of Aurora v. Colshire, 55 Ind. 484 ; Phelps v. City of Mankato, 23 Minn. 276 .

11895–1895
Mayor v. Sheffield green
scotus · 1867
1 sentence

1895In Mayor v. Sheffield, 4 Wall. 189 , it is held that, where the authorities of a city or town have treated a place as a public street, taking charge of it and regulating it as they do other streets, and the injury occurs by reason of negligence, the corporation cannot, when sued for such injury, defend itself by alleging irregularity in the proceedings or a want of authority in establishing the street The rule is well settled that the act of the city in assuming authority to control the land as a street renders it chargeable with the same duties, and imposes upon it the same liabilities, as if

11895–1895
Houfe v. Town of Fulton neutral
wis · 1874
1 sentence

1895Houfe v. Town of Fulton, 34 Wis. 608 ; Stark v. Lancaster, 57 N. H. 88; City of Aurora v. Colshire, 55 Ind. 484 ; Phelps v. City of Mankato, 23 Minn. 276 .

11895–1895
City of Aurora v. Colshire neutral
ind · 1876
1 sentence

1895Houfe v. Town of Fulton, 34 Wis. 608 ; Stark v. Lancaster, 57 N. H. 88; City of Aurora v. Colshire, 55 Ind. 484 ; Phelps v. City of Mankato, 23 Minn. 276 .

11895–1895

Where else courts name it

NY 18 (1895–2026) WA 9 (1911–2022) TX 9 (1961–2020) PA 8 (1929–2020) CA 7 (1935–2025) IL 6 (1905–1975) GA 5 (1902–2026) MA 5 (1878–1952) NC 5 (1904–2010) IA 4 (1880–1976) MO 4 (1944–2014) OH 4 (1906–1996) FL 3 (1936–1997) MN 3 (1932–1950) UT 3 (1934–2011) TN 3 (1927–1956) LA 3 (1935–2000) AZ 2 (2007–2007) WV 2 (2011–2011) IN 2 (1874–1985) CT 2 (1926–1995) OK 2 (1928–1961)

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