After the Town Board of the Town of Southampton purchased a vacant ten-acre plot for "park and recreational purposes," it gave the land to the Village of Southampton, which decided to use a portion of the space as a gathering place for local laborers seeking work.
When several residents got an injunction from the Suffolk County Supreme Court stopping the park's use as "an outdoor hiring site," the Village argued on appeal that there was no local law which prohibited people from soliciting (lawful) employment.
Since an injunction is a "drastic remedy," which is only granted when there is a likelihood of "irreparable injury," and because the residents failed to show the possibility of that kind of harm, the Appellate Division, Second Department, reversed and vacated the equitable relief which had been granted by the court below.
Looks like there is a lot more work in store for those residents.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Berkoski v. Board of Trustees of Inc. Vil. of Southampton