ยง  173.00  Pending  actions,  suits and proceedings not affected.   No
  action, suit or proceeding, pending at the time when this chapter  shall
  take  effect,  brought  by or against a municipality, school district or
  district corporation  or  any  agency,  board,  commission  or  official
  thereof,  shall be affected or abated by the adoption of this chapter or
  by anything therein contained, and such action, suit or proceeding shall
  be continued as if this chapter shall not have taken effect.
Structure New York Laws
Article 3 - Effect of Chapter; Saving Clauses; Laws Repealed; When to Take Effect
170.00 - Local Legislation Relating to Local Finance.
171.00 - Continuity of Powers and Duties.
172.00 - Authorizations Continued.
173.00 - Pending Actions, Suits and Proceedings Not Affected.
174.00 - Previously Authorized Obligations Not Affected; Redemption of Outstanding Obligations.
175.00 - Acts Legalized or Validated Not Affected.
176.00 - Local Finance Law to Be the Exclusive Law.
177.00 - Laws Repealed; Legislative Intent.
178.00 - Effect of Hyphen in Schedule of Laws Repealed.
179.00 - Model Forms of Obligations.