But the city's chief lawyer, Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, replied that his hands were tied by state law.
Leonard Koerner, the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, said he thought that the judges' criticisms were gratuitous.
Leonard Koerner, the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, said last week that the city was doing the best it could.
Leonard Koerner, the city's Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, said he was certain that the city would be able to implement the regulations in a matter of months.
"This is off the charts," said Leonard Koerner, the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, who has been defending the city's homeless policies in court.
The office of the city's chief lawyer, Corporation Counsel Michael A. Cardozo, announced the hiring of the criminal defense lawyer, Gary P. Naftalis, in a brief news release.
Leonard Koerner, the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, said city lawyers disagreed with the appeals court and were trying to decide how to respond.
"The city remains committed to making Herculean efforts, at considerable public expense," said Leonard Koerner, the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, in a document filed yesterday with Justice Freedman hours before her deadline.
"This was the first time that the High Court had ratified landmarks as an exercise of the police power analogous to zoning," said Leonard J. Koerner, now the chief assistant corporation counsel, who argued the city's case.
"When the people started sleeping on the floor, we went and tried to get additional relief," said Leonard Koerner, the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, who is handling the case.
Mr. Koerner, who is the city's chief assistant corporation counsel, said the administration would be entitled to an automatic suspension of that order as soon as it appealed.
