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State judge OKs New York Blood Center's expansion plans

NEW YORK -- The New York Blood Center can proceed with its expansion plans.

A state judge ruled in favor of the Blood Center, which wants to renovate its 100-year-old, three-story building on East 66th Street.

READ MORE: City Council Approves New York Blood Center's Expansion Plans For Upper East Side Headquarters

The New York Blood Center plans a 16-story state-of-the-art building for its headquarters.

The judge ruled in favor of a rezoning application and rejected petitioners who wanted to block construction of the much taller building.

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