N.Y. AGM Law § 31-G

§ 31-g. Definitions. As used in this article, unless another meaning\nis clearly indicated:\n 1. "Community garden" shall mean public or private lands upon which\ncitizens of the state have the opportunity to garden on lands which they\ndo not individually own.\n 2. "Garden" shall mean a piece or parcel of land appropriate for the\ncultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, nuts, honey, poultry for egg\nproduction, maple syrup, ornamental or vegetable plants, nursery\nproducts, or vegetables.\n 3. "Municipality" shall mean any county, town, village, city, school\ndistrict, board of cooperative educational services, other special\ndistrict, or any office or agency thereof.\n 4. "Office" shall mean the office of community gardens.\n 4-a. "State agency" shall mean any department, bureau, commission,\nboard, public authority or other agency of the state, including any\npublic benefit corporation of which any member of whose board is\nappointed by the governor.\n 5. "Use" shall mean to avail oneself of or to employ without\nconveyance of title gardens on vacant public lands by any individual or\norganization.\n 6. "Vacant public land" shall mean any land owned by the state or a\npublic corporation including a municipality that is not in use for a\npublic purpose, is otherwise unoccupied, idle or not being actively\nutilized for a period of at least six months and is suitable for garden\nuse.\n