N.Y. General Municipal Law § 980-p: Existing districts

§ 980-p. Existing districts. Any special improvement or assessment

districts, or any business improvement districts established pursuant to

article two-B of the general city law, or any districts having filed an

application with the state comptroller as provided in such article prior

to the effective date of this article, shall be subject to the

provisions of this article but shall not be required to comply with any

provisions of this article which are contrary to or more restrictive

than those under which the district was established or proposed to be

established as evidenced by an application filed with the state

comptroller prior to the effective date of this article. Any reference

to article two-B of the general city law or any section thereof in any

state or local law, plan or agreement shall be deemed to be a reference

to this article or the appropriate provision of this article.