In response to a notice it received from the Queens County District Attorney's Office, 37-01 31st Avenue Realty Corporation filed a summary holdover proceeding against one of its tenants alleging the conduct of an "illegal business."
When that case got dismissed by the Queens County Civil Court, the D.A. appealed to the Appellate Term, Second Department.
While prosecutors had the authority to direct the landlord to initiate the litigation, since the D.A. didn't bring the case, and lacked standing to appeal or to force the landlord to do so, the AT2 was constrained to leave the outcome undisturbed.
(Obviously, had the D.A. brought the holdover, it would have been able to challenge the Civil Court's determination.)
You can't always get what you want.
To view a copy of the Appellate Term's decision, please use this link: 37-01 31st Ave. Realty Corp. v. Mohammed