N.Y. Multiple Dwelling Law § 62: Parapets, guard railings and wires

§ 62. Parapets, guard railings and wires. 1. Every open area of a

roof, terrace, areaway, outside stair, stair landing, retaining wall or

porch and every stair window of a multiple dwelling erected after April

eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine, shall be protected in a manner

approved by the department by a parapet wall or a guard railing three

feet six inches or more in height above the level of such area, or, in

the case of a stair window, above the level of the floor adjacent

thereto, unless the department shall deem that such protection is not

necessary for safety. In any multiple dwelling where a bulkhead door or

scuttle cover opens within four feet of the edge of the roof, that part

of the roof which is immediately adjacent to such door or cover shall be

adequately protected. Such protection shall consist of guard rails or

parapet walls extending at least three feet six inches above the level

of the roof, and shall be arranged and placed in a manner approved by

the department, but shall not be required for such bulkhead door or

scuttle cover when the bulkhead or scuttle on such dwelling is

immediately adjacent to, and also on the same level as or on a lower

level than, the roof of a contiguous building. This subdivision shall

not apply to the open area of a roof of a garden-type maisonette

dwelling project.

2. All radio, antennae or other wires over any roof shall, unless

otherwise permitted by the department, be kept ten feet or more above

such roof, and no radio, television antennae or other wires shall be

attached to any fire escape or to any soil or vent line extending above

the roof.