Yvonne McCain, Respondents-Appellants v. David N. Dinkins, as Mayor of the City of New York…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's order holding the City of New York and four former city officials in civil contempt for repeatedly violating court orders that required immediate emergency housing for homeless families. The Court upheld the monetary fines imposed on the City, struck the remittal directing officials to serve overnight stays in Emergency Assistance Units, and declined to impose any replacement sanction on the former officials.