{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-public-lands-law-16","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Public Lands Law § 16","heading":"Reservation of Esopus island","body":"§ 16. Reservation of Esopus island.  Esopus island, in Dutchess\ncounty, is reserved from settlement, occupancy, lease or sale, and\ndedicated and set apart as a public park.  The commissioner of general\nservices shall have the same powers to protect such island from trespass\nas he has over other public lands.","path":["Public Lands Law","Article 2. Office of General Services"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PBL/16","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"b580a406533569f44347429361090e883989e790bfad4d756ffa0a106169566f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-public-lands-law-15-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-public-lands-law-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}