Plaintiff owns a 150-acre tract of land in the town of Mamaroneck, which has been leased by a private country club since 1921. In 1922, the area where the country club was located became the subject of a zoning ordinance and was rezoned for residential use. The area around the private golf course has been subject to similar zoning rules. In 1994, the town of Mamaroneck enacted a local law that rezoned the area where the country club was located so that it could be developed only for recreational use. The purpose of the law was to slow down the process of urbanization, preserve recreational opportunities for the town, and prevent increased flooding in the area due to residential development. Just months prior to the passage of this law, plaintiff had submitted a plan for the property to be developed into 71 residential lots leaving 112 acres of standing open space. Because of the plan to rezone the area, the town denied plaintiff’s development proposal. Did the local law effect an unconstitutional taking of plaintiff’s property without just compensation? [Bonnie Briar Syndicate, Inc. v. Town of Mamaroneck, 721 N.E.2d 971 (N.Y. 1999).]