N.Y. LAB Law § 472

§ 472. Enforcement. The commissioner of labor shall enforce the\nprovisions of this article and rules adopted thereunder; provided,\nhowever, that this section shall not apply to:\n (a) any city exempted from this article by section four hundred\nseventy-four-a hereof; or\n (b) any city, town, or village having a department, board or officer\ncharged with the enforcement of building laws or ordinances, which files\nwith the commissioner of labor a duly certified copy of a resolution\nadopted by its local legislative body assuming full responsibility for\nenforcing the provisions of this article and the rules adopted\nthereunder. Upon receipt of a certification of receipt of such\nresolution by the commissioner, which shall be issued no later than\nsixty days from the date of filing of such resolution, such city, town,\nor village shall have all the powers of the commissioner of labor in\nenforcing the provisions of this article and the rules adopted\nthereunder. The provisions of this section, however, shall apply to any\nsuch city, town, or village sixty days after the filing with the\ncommissioner of labor of a duly certified copy of a resolution adopted\nby its local legislative body terminating its enforcement\nresponsibilities.\n