New York Laws
Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
315-A - Improvement Corporations; Right of Acquisition.

§ 315-a. Improvement corporations; right of acquisition. Any
corporation formed for the purpose of developing or improving real
property, which lays out for public use roads, streets, avenues or
highways, upon or through its lands, if unable to agree with the owners
of any real property required for the purpose of extending, continuing
or connecting such roads, streets, avenues or highways, for the purchase
thereof, may acquire title thereto by acquisition in the manner
prescribed by the eminent domain procedure law; provided such
corporation has the consents of the owners of not less than one-half of
all of the land which adjoins or abuts upon, or which will adjoin or
abut upon, such roads, streets, avenues or highways, or their
extensions, continuations or connections, when completed; and such
corporation may lay out and establish such roads, streets, avenues or
highways, and the extensions, continuations or connections thereof, and
may construct drains or sewers, and such bridges or culverts as may be
necessary to maintain the grades of, or for the extension, continuation
or connection of, the roads, streets, avenues or highways, so laid out;
and may connect such roads, streets, avenues or highways, with or across
roads, streets, avenues or highways, belonging to any other corporation
or person, but may not disturb the established grades thereof. All lands
so taken by acquisition shall be deemed to be acquired for a public use.