N.Y. General Municipal Law § 242: Administration, equipment and operation

§ 242. Administration, equipment and operation. The authority to

establish and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers

may be vested in the park board or other existing body or in a

recreation commission as the board of estimate and apportionment, common

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

governing board of any such county, town or village, shall determine.

The local authorities of any such municipality designated to equip,

operate and maintain playgrounds and neighborhood recreation centers as

authorized by this article, may equip such playgrounds and recreation

centers, and the buildings thereon, and may construct, maintain and

operate in connection therewith public baths and swimming pools. Such

local authorities may, for the purposes of carrying out the object of

such playgrounds or recreation centers, employ play leaders, playground

directors, supervisors, recreation secretary, superintendent or such

other officers or employees as they deem proper.