
    In the Matter of Roberta Broadway, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Mary St. Paul, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Carmen Lazarini, Appellant, v J. Henry Smith, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, et al., Respondents.
    Argued September 14, 1979;
    decided October 25, 1979
    
      APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
    
      Gretchen L. Sprague and John C. Gray, Jr., for appellants.
    
      Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Maryellen Weinberg and Herbert J. Wallenstein of counsel), for Philip L. Toia, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services, respondent.
   OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed, with costs (see Matter of Lumpkin v Department of Social Servs., 45 NY2d 351).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.  