Civil Court of the City of New York July 12, 2002 (Rector, Churchwardens & Vestrymen of Trinity Church v. Chung King House of Metal, Inc.)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Carol R. Edmead, J.

In 1994, the tenant respondent Chung King House of Metal, *45Inc. (Chung King) leased the entire twelfth floor of the building located at 170 Varick Street, New York, New York, from the landlord petitioner Rector, Churchwardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in the City of New York (Rector Church) from September 1, 1994 through August 31, 2004 (the lease).