N.Y. Alternative County Government Law § 2: Application

§ 2. Application. This chapter shall apply to all counties, except

that:

1. It shall not apply to counties within the city of New York.

2. It shall not affect the form of government in operation in a county

which shall have heretofore adopted or shall hereafter adopt an

alternative form of county government pursuant to any law other than

this chapter, except that any such county may adopt any one of the

alternative forms of county government provided in this chapter by the

procedure herein provided.