N.Y. Education Law § 4813: Maintenance by city

§ 4813. Maintenance by city. The board of estimate and apportionment

or other similar body or officer shall provide for the maintenance of

such school, the repair and improvement of the lands and buildings used

or occupied thereby, and the equipment thereof with necessary machinery,

tools, apparatus and supplies. The cost thereof, and the expenses

incurred for such purposes, shall be charged against the city and shall

be audited and paid in the same manner as other charges against the

city. The maintenance herein provided for shall include the support,

instruction, care, board and clothing of pupils and such other expenses

as are necessarily incurred in the operation of the school.