N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1182: Acquisition of lands

§ 1182. Acquisition of lands. The city shall have the power to acquire

by purchase or eminent domain proceedings either the fee or such right,

title, interest or easement in such lands as the authority may deem

necessary for any of the purposes mentioned in this title, whether

within or without the city, and such lands or interest in such lands may

be so acquired whether or not the same are owned or held for public use

by corporations, associations or persons having the power of eminent

domain or otherwise held or used for public purposes, including lands

held or used for cemetery purposes. Whenever the authority shall

determine by resolution and certify to the common council of the city

that it is necessary to acquire the fee of or such right, title,

interest or easement as shall be specified in such resolution, in any

lands for any of the purposes mentioned in this title, the city may

purchase such lands or the common council may pass a resolution that it

has so determined to take such lands describing them and the estate to

be taken therein. Upon such resolution becoming of force, the

corporation counsel of the city shall proceed as directed by section

three hundred and seventy-four of the charter and all of the proceedings

had subsequent to the adoption of such resolution of determination for

the acquisition of such lands shall be in the manner prescribed by such

section three hundred and seventy-four and subsequent sections of

article twenty-one of the charter, provided that it shall be unnecessary

for the board of assessors of the city to certify and report to the

common council the district benefited and assessed therefor, nor to

adopt a resolution of intention or publish the same, and provided that a

resolution as provided for by section three hundred and eighty-one of

the charter, directing the corporation counsel to apply for the

confirmation of the whole or any part of the decision in such

proceedings, may be adopted without the certificate mentioned in such

section, that funds have been appropriated or are available; and further

provided that the provision of such section relative to the providing of

funds shall not apply to the proceeding or proceedings authorized by

this title. Such fee, right, title, interest or easement in or to said

lands shall be taken in the name of the city and payment therefor shall

be made by the authority. The power hereby conferred upon the city shall

not limit or restrict the power of the authority itself to acquire

lands, or any right, title, interest or easement therein in the name of

the city. Forthwith upon the acquisition by the city, or by the

authority in the name of the city, of any such fee, right, title,

interest or easement, the same shall, without further act, but by virtue

of this title, be and become dedicated to the uses and purposes of the

authority.