N.Y. Second Class Cities Law § 166: Consolidation of separate proceedings

§ 166. Consolidation of separate proceedings. Two or more persons may

unite in commencing and prosecuting the proceedings to vacate or modify

assessments; and when two or more persons have commenced separate

proceedings to vacate or modify assessments for the same improvement,

the court before whom the same are commenced or pending, or a judge

thereof at special term or chambers may, by order, upon due application

and notice, consolidate such separate proceedings into one proceeding.