N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 4-120: § 4-120 Minority and women-owned business enterprises.

Notwithstanding any provision of state or local law to the contrary, any agency of the city making a loan or disposing of property pursuant to the private housing finance law, or article fifteen or sixteen of the general municipal law may implement such measures as are appropriate and consistent with the equal protection clause to facilitate and encourage meaningful participation by minority or women-owned business enterprises.