N.Y. SOS Law § 374-C

§ 374-c. Authority to operate group homes. 1. An authorized agency\nwhich is not a court, public board, commission or official is hereby\nempowered and permitted to operate group homes in compliance with\nregulations of the department. A social services official who is\nauthorized to place children in family homes and institutions, pursuant\nto section three hundred ninety-eight, may be authorized by the\ndepartment to operate group homes in compliance with such regulations,\nprovided that such official demonstrates to the satisfaction of the\ndepartment the need therefor and that suitable care is not otherwise\navailable for children under the care of such official through an\nauthorized agency under the control of persons of the same religious\nfaith as such children. Such homes shall be subject to supervision,\nvisitation and inspection by the department and shall also be subject to\nvisitation and inspection by the board.\n 2. (a) If an authorized agency plans to establish one or more group\nhomes within a municipality, it shall notify the chief executive officer\nof the municipality in writing of its intentions and include in such\nnotice a description of the nature, size and the community support\nrequirements of the program.\n (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "municipality" means an\nincorporated village, if a facility is to be located therein; a town, if\nthe facility is to be located therein, and not simultaneously within an\nincorporated village; or a city, except that in the city of New York,\nthe community board with jurisdiction over the area in which such a\nfacility is to be located shall be considered the municipality.\n