N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 84: Construction; inconsistent laws

§ 84. Construction; inconsistent laws. This article shall be liberally

construed to effectuate its objects and purposes and the public policy

of the state as hereby declared. If any part of this article, or its

application to any persons or circumstances, is adjudged by a court to

be invalid or ineffectual, such judgment shall not affect the remainder

of the article or its application to any other person or circumstances.

This article shall supersede all laws inconsistent with it to the extent

of such inconsistency, but in all other respects shall be deemed

supplemental to such laws. Nothing contained in this article shall be

construed as a repeal of any provision of the penal law or the criminal

procedure law or any other law relating to criminal or quasi-criminal

actions or proceedings.