N.Y. Multiple Residence Law § 27: Fire-escapes

§ 27. Fire-escapes. Wire, chain, cable, combustible, vertical ladder

or rope fire-escapes shall not be accepted as a required or alternative

means of egress and, unless such fire-escapes are supplemental to the

means of egress required by section twenty-six, they shall be removed

and replaced by a system of fire-escapes constructed and arranged as

provided in section one hundred thirty-three. All fire-escapes erected

on or after July first, nineteen hundred fifty-three, to serve as a

second means of egress shall be in conformity with the provisions of

section one hundred thirty-three. It shall be unlawful to remove any

fire-escape without permission from the department. Such system shall be

installed, arranged and maintained in a manner satisfactory to the

department and in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.