N.Y. General Municipal Law § 473: Construction and severability

§ 473. Construction and severability. This article shall be liberally

construed to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this article

shall be severable and if any provision, sentence, clause or phrase of

this article or the application thereof to any person or agency shall be

held contrary to the constitution of this state or of the United States,

all other provisions hereof and their application to any other persons

or agencies shall not be affected thereby.