N.Y. General Municipal Law § 696-b: Condemnation

§ 696-b. Condemnation. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of

any general, special or local law, a municipality shall be authorized to

exercise its power of eminent domain pursuant to the eminent domain

procedure law for the purpose of condemning any interest of a third

party in real property which may continue subsequent to the vesting of

title of real property in the municipality pursuant to a foreclosure of

a tax lien, whether or not title to such real property remains with the

municipality at the time of the commencement of any proceeding brought

pursuant to such law.