New York Laws
Title 1 - Fire Protection
30 - Cellar Ceilings.

ยง 30. Cellar ceilings. In every such dwelling three stories or more in
height the ceiling of the cellar, or of the lowest story if there be no
cellar, shall be fire-retarded, or be equipped with a sprinkler system,
unless such ceiling has already been plastered to the satisfaction of
the department.