New York Laws
Article 9 - Department of Public Safety
149 - Inspection of Public Buildings.

ยง 149. Inspection of public buildings. The health officer and
superintendent of buildings may inspect and advise as to the proper
heating, ventilation and drainage of public buildings under the control
of the city or any of its departments, and in case any such building is
in use or in process of erection without, in the opinion of either,
proper arrangements for heating, ventilation or drainage, he shall,
subject to the right of appeal herein provided, stop the use or the
erection of such buildings, direct such arrangements to be made and
restrain further work upon the building until they are made.