N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 22-114: § 22-114 Erection of sheds and warehouses.

The commissioner with the approval of the board of estimate may erect and maintain within the lines of and upon any marginal street, sheds, warehouses, coal pockets and other buildings and structures devoted to commercial uses in connection with the adjacent piers and bulkheads. The commissioner with the approval of the board of estimate may authorize the lessee of any marginal street to erect and maintain upon the premises so demised sheds, warehouses, coal pockets or other buildings or structures devoted to commercial uses in connection with the adjacent piers and bulkheads.