N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 556: Acquisition of lands by the city for the project

§ 556. Acquisition of lands by the city for the project. The city

shall have power to acquire by purchase, or by condemnation in the

manner provided by chapter twenty-one of the Greater New York charter,

title in the name of the city to any lands, easements, or rights in land

not owned by the city on the seventh day of April, nineteen hundred

thirty-three, which may be required for the project, and payment

therefor, and for any lands theretofore acquired but not paid for by the

city, 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, easements, or rights in land in the name of the city.