N.Y. General Municipal Law § 239-a: Construction of article

§ 239-a. Construction of article. This article shall be construed as

the grant of additional power and authority to cities and incorporated

villages, and not as intended to limit or impair any existing power or

authority of any city or village.

Any city or incorporated village in order to appoint a planning

commission under this article shall recite, in the ordinance or

resolution so creating the commission, the fact that it is created under

this article.