N.Y. Education Law § 2557: Purchase and sale of real property

§ 2557. Purchase and sale of real property. The board of education

may purchase real property for any of the purposes authorized by law and

shall take title thereof in the name of the city, which shall hold said

property in trust for the use of such school district and the city is

hereby empowered to sell and convey the same when it deems it for the

interest of such school district, and when the owner of such property

refuses to sell the same or such board is unable to agree with the owner

of such property on the purchase price thereof, it shall have the power

and authority to institute such proceedings and take any action

necessary to acquire title to such property under and pursuant to the

provisions of the eminent domain procedure law, except that in a city

in which the common council, board of contract and supply or other city

officers or body were authorized and empowered by law to acquire title

to real property for school purposes under the laws in force on June

eighth, nineteen hundred seventeen, said council, board, officers or

body shall continue to possess such powers and shall exercise the same,

including the power to acquire real property for said purposes except

further that such real property shall be acquired pursuant to the

eminent domain procedure law.