N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 7-621: § 7-621 Construction and application of this chapter.

This chapter shall not be construed to repeal or modify the provisions of the real property law in relation to the recording of instruments, and of registering titles to real property; nor of the lien law respecting chattel mortgages; nor of the personal property law in relation to contracts for the conditional sale of goods and chattels; nor of the tax law regarding the taxation of mortgages.