Thanks for posting that story about the Supreme Court ruling, Stan. When I read it in the NYTimes it really shocked the hell out of me, mostly because it was the moderate/liberals who ruled in favor of the real estate developers and the arch-conservative fiends (Scalia, Thomas, etc) who ruled for the small businesses and homeowners. You would think it would be the other way around. I understand the need for urban renewal in economically depressed towns, but it must be heartbreaking for those families that have operated small businesses in the disputed location for generations to be uprooted and bulldozed over. That story was the shock of the week for me.
That said, it may not mean anything for NYC. The ruling clearly stated that local municipalities have the right to make further restrictions as they see fit, and I believe NY state is one of the few in the nation that aleady bares a lot of rights on its books for homeowners. I could be wrong on that.