N.Y. Const. art. III, § 2: Number and terms of senators and assembly members

§ 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter

provided. The senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred

and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their

successors shall be chosen for two years. The assembly shall consist of

one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members elected in the year

one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and their successors, shall

be chosen for two years.