N.Y. ACG Law § 701

§ 701. Saving clauses. 1. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect,\nimpair or supersede the provisions of any alternative or optional form\nof county government, administrative code, county government law, civil\ndivisions act, or any local law heretofore or hereafter adopted pursuant\nto any such optional or alternative form of county government, unless a\ncontrary intent is expressly provided in this chapter.\n 2. The optional county government law, in so far as the provisions of\nsuch law apply to and are in force in the county of Monroe or any other\ncounty at the time when the repeal of such law with respect to counties\ngenerally takes effect, shall continue in effect in such county unless\nand until repealed, amended, modified or superseded by or pursuant to\nthe provisions of such law or this chapter or other general, special or\nlocal law.\n 3. Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect, impair or supersede any\nspecial or local act of the legislature relating to the preparation of\nassessment rolls, extension and collection of taxes, lien of tax and\nforeclosure, sale or other disposition thereof.\n 4. This chapter, or the adoption of a form of county government herein\nprovided, shall not affect or impair:\n (a) any pending action or proceeding, civil or criminal, but the same\nmay be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and with the same\neffect as though this chapter had not been enacted;\n (b) any contract, or act done, or offense committed, or right\naccruing, accrued or required, or liability, or penalty, or forfeiture,\nor punishment incurred prior thereto, but the same may be enjoyed,\nasserted, enforced, prosecuted or inflicted as fully and to the same\nextent as if this chapter had not been enacted.\n