N.Y. PBH Law § 4131

§ 4131. Births; registration; foundlings. 1. The report of the finding\nof a child whose parents are unknown, filed by the commissioner of\nsocial services or by the city social services officer in accordance\nwith the provisions of subdivision two of section three hundred\nninety-eight of the social services law, shall constitute the birth\nrecord of such child.\n 2. The district wherein such child was found shall be considered as\nthe place of birth, and the date of birth shall be that determined by\nthe commissioner of social services or by the city social services\nofficer as the approximate date of birth.\n 3. If, however, such child be subsequently identified, and it should\nappear that a certificate of birth for this child has either before or\nfollowing identification been filed, as otherwise provided in this\narticle, the report of the commissioner of social services or of the\ncity social services officer shall be placed under seal by the state\ncommissioner of health, such seal not to be broken except upon order of\na court of competent jurisdiction.\n