N.Y. Rapid Transit Law § 104: Transfer of officers and employees

§ 104. Transfer of officers and employees. Officers and employees of

the transit commission exercising functions and performing service in

respect to subject or matters, jurisdiction of which was transferred to

the board of transportation, shall be eligible for transfer and

appointment without examination to offices and positions in the office

of the board of transportation; and, so far as necessity for such

service exists, shall be so transferred and appointed. Officers and

employees of the transit commission, having prior to July first,

nineteen hundred forty exercised functions and having performed services

in respect to subjects or matters, jurisdiction of which was transferred

to the board of transportation, shall be eligible to have their records

of service transferred to the municipal civil service commission to be

credited as service rendered for the city.