N.Y. Eminent Domain Procedure Law § 203: Conduct of the public hearing

§ 203. Conduct of the public hearing. At the public hearing the

condemnor shall outline the purpose, proposed location or alternate

locations of the public project and any other information it considers

pertinent, including maps and property descriptions of the property to

be acquired and adjacent parcels. Thereafter, any person in attendance

shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present an oral or written

statement and to submit other documents concerning the proposed public

project. A record of the hearing shall be kept, including written

statements submitted. Copies of such record shall be available to the

public for examination without cost during normal business hours at the

condemnor's principal office and the office of the clerk or register of

the county in which the property proposed to be acquired is located.

Copies shall be reproduced upon written request and payment of the cost

thereof. Further adjourned hearings may be scheduled.