City of White Plains v. Gennaro Ferraioli

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that a group home for foster children qualifies as a single family under the city's R‑2 zoning ordinance, and therefore reversed the Appellate Division and granted summary judgment to the defendants. The court reasoned that the ordinance's definition of family is satisfied by any household that functions as a single housekeeping unit, regardless of blood or adoption ties.