N.Y. GCN Law § 52
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Time, standard
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§ 52. Time, standard. 1. The standard time throughout this state is\nthat of the seventy-fifth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich,\nexcept as hereinafter provided, and all courts and public officers, and\nlegal and official proceedings, shall be regulated thereby.\n 2. At two o'clock ante meridian on the last Sunday in April of each\nyear the standard time throughout this state shall be advanced one hour\nfrom that of the seventy-fifth meridian of longitude west from\nGreenwich, and the time so advanced shall continue to be standard time\nthroughout this state until the last Sunday in October of the same year,\nwhen such standard time, as so advanced, shall be retarded to that of\nthe seventy-fifth meridian west from Greenwich; and during such period\nin each year all courts and public officers, and legal and official\nproceedings, shall be regulated in accordance therewith.\n
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