N.Y. GBS Law § 396-D
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Advertisement and description of real property
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§ 396-d. Advertisement and description of real property. Whenever any\nperson or persons, firm or corporation, shall use in connection with the\ndesignation, description, advertisement, lease or sale of any real\nproperty, any name which shall include the name of any political or\nterritorial subdivision situated in the county or in any county\nimmediately adjoining the county in which such property is situated,\nother than the name of the political and territorial subdivision in\nwhich the particular property referred to is located, such person or\npersons, firm or corporation shall, as part of every such designation,\ndescription, advertisement, lease or sale, and with the same prominence\ngiven to any such name or part of such name, state and display the name\nof the town, village, city or other political subdivision in which such\nproperty is actually located.\n
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