N.Y. MRE Law § 61

§ 61. Fire alarm system; watchman. 1. Except as provided in\nsubdivision three, in every transient dwelling containing thirty or more\nsleeping rooms for transient occupancy, there shall be an interior fire\nalarm system.\n 2. Except as provided in subdivision three, in every fireproof\ntransient dwelling containing fifty or more sleeping rooms for transient\noccupants, and in every non-fireproof transient dwelling containing\nthirty or more such rooms, when thirty-five per centum or more of such\nrooms are occupied, there shall be, in addition to the interior fire\nalarm system, one or more watchmen or clerks, employed by the owner,\nwhose duty it shall be to visit every portion of the dwelling at\nfrequent regular intervals between the hours of eleven p.m. and seven\na.m. for the purpose of detecting fire or other sources of danger and\ngiving immediate and timely warning thereof to all the occupants. There\nshall be provided a watchman's clock system or other device to record\nthe movement of such watchman.\n 3. Where throughout such dwelling a fire-detecting system, or an\napproved type automatic sprinkler system is provided which actuates a\nfire alarm by the flow of water through such system so as to give\nwarning to all the occupants of the dwelling, and is installed in a\nmanner satisfactory to the department in conformity with rules and\nregulations adopted by the commission, the provisions of subdivisions\none and two shall not be applicable.\n