N.Y. PVH Law § 215

§ 215. Methods of acquisition of real property. 1. A redevelopment\ncorporation may:\n (a) Whether before or after the certificates of approval of its\ndevelopment plan required by section two hundred three of this article\nhave been issued, acquire real property or secure options in its own\nname or in the name of nominees to acquire real property, by gift,\ngrant, lease, purchase or otherwise, or awards in condemnation made or\nto be made therefor;\n (b) After a certificate of approval of condemnation with respect to\nthe real property in question has been issued pursuant to section two\nhundred sixteen of this article, acquire all or any portion of the real\nproperty included in such certificate of approval of condemnation not\nalready under contracts of sale or option to it, by condemnation in the\nmanner provided by the condemnation law, with such departures therefrom\nas are provided in this article.\n 2. A city may, upon request by a redevelopment corporation, and after\na certificate of approval of condemnation with respect to the real\nproperty in question has been issued pursuant to section two hundred\nsixteen of this article, acquire, or obligate itself to acquire, for\nsuch redevelopment corporation any real property included in such\ncertificate of approval of condemnation, by gift, grant, lease,\npurchase, condemnation, or otherwise, according to the provisions of any\nappropriate general, special or local law applicable to the acquisition\nof real property by the city. Real property acquired by a city for a\nredevelopment corporation shall be conveyed by such city to the\nredevelopment corporation upon payment to the city of all sums expended\nor required to be expended by the city in the acquisition of such real\nproperty.\n 3. The provisions of this article with respect to the condemnation of\nreal property by or for a redevelopment corporation or by a city for a\nredevelopment corporation shall prevail over the provisions of any other\ngeneral, special or local law.\n