N.Y. General Municipal Law § 241: Dedication or acquisition of land or buildings for playgrounds or neighborhood recreation centers

§ 241. Dedication or acquisition of land or buildings for playgrounds

or neighborhood recreation centers. The board of estimate and

apportionment of a city, or if there be no such board, the common

council, board of aldermen or corresponding legislative body, or the

governing board of any county outside of the city of New York, or of a

town or village, may designate and set apart for use as playgrounds or

neighborhood recreation centers any land or building owned by such

municipality and not dedicated or devoted to another inconsistent public

use; or such municipality may, with the approval of such local

authorities and in such manner as may be authorized or provided by law

for the acquisition of land for public purposes in such municipality,

acquire lands in such municipality for playgrounds or neighborhood

recreation centers, or if there be no law authorizing such acquisition,

the board of estimate and apportionment of such city, or if there be no

such board, the common council, board of aldermen or corresponding

legislative body, or the governing board of any such county, town or

village, may acquire land for such purpose by gift, private purchase or

by condemnation, or may lease lands or buildings in such municipality

for temporary use for such purpose.