N.Y. General City Law § 38: Court review

§ 38. Court review. Any person or persons, jointly or severally

aggrieved by any decision of the planning board concerning such plat or

the changing of the zoning regulations of such land, or any officer,

department, board or bureau of the city, may obtain a review in the

manner provided by the civil practice law and rules provided the

proceeding is commenced within thirty days after the filing of the

decision in the office of the city clerk.

Commencement of the proceeding shall stay proceedings upon the

decision appealed from.

The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the

decision brought up for review.

Costs shall not be allowed against the planning board, unless it shall

appear to the court that it acted with gross negligence or in bad faith

or with malice in making the decision appealed from.

All issues in any proceeding under this section shall have preference

over all other civil actions and proceedings.