The Court, without comment, rejected arguments by nearby communities and citizen groups that the Federal Government had improperly approved the project.

Defense attorneys had argued that MacDonald had improperly approved death sentences prior to their clients being provided with informed legal advice.

Justice Wilk did not rule on the merits of the group's claim that the sign was "a structural and corrosion hazard" improperly approved by the city's Department of Buildings.

The Investigation Department called the management flawed, with the overdraft arising from contracts that it said were improperly approved in the last months of the Dinkins administration.

Giuliani administration officials said yesterday that the Department of Youth Services had committed to spend up to $11 million more than is in its budget, with much of the overdraft coming from contracts that were improperly approved in the last months of the Dinkins administration.

LEAD: A Federal district judge denied today that he had improperly approved payment of $1 million in attorneys' fees to the firm of a lawyer with White House connections.

Mr. Davitt, of the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, said that it was too early to talk about specific individuals who might be involved, but noted that Mr. Hynes was most concerned about whether the Buildings Department had improperly approved construction sites.

She said it had overspent its budget by $11 million, much of that on contracts improperly approved while Mayor David N. Dinkins was running for re-election.

There were also persistent rumours that both Namaliu and his Finance and Planning Minister, Paul Pora, had improperly approved large amounts of public money for private use by MPs.

The Mayor contended that much of the overdraft was caused by contracts that were improperly approved in the last months of the Dinkins administration.