Gewirtz v. Long Beach, City of

ELR Citation: ELR 20523
No(s). 4807/71 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Mar 24, 1972)

A city which has dedicated beach front property to the public may not then act by local ordinance to limit access to the beach to residents of the city and their invited guests. Dedication to a public use can arise when a city accepts land for a public park, administers it as such and the public act...