N.Y. General Municipal Law § 522: Pending actions or proceedings

§ 522. Pending actions or proceedings. This act or anything contained

therein shall not affect or abate any acts, actions, proceedings, civil

or criminal, pending at the time this act shall take effect brought by,

for or against, the state, the division of housing or any municipality

or in pursuance of the provisions of the laws repealed by this act, but

all such acts, actions or proceedings may be continued, prosecuted,

conducted and completed as if such laws were not repealed but continued

to be fully effective.