ยง 51. Right of board of transportation to enter upon property. It
shall and may be lawful for the board of transportation, and for all
persons acting under its authority, to enter in the day time into and
upon any and all property which it shall deem necessary to be acquired,
or to which there may be appurtenant property rights which it shall deem
necessary to be acquired or extinguished by the city, for the purpose of
making the maps or surveys provided for by section fifty-two, and also
to enter in like manner and for the same purpose upon any property
adjacent to and within five hundred feet of the property to be so
surveyed.
Structure New York Laws
Article 6 - Acquisition of Property by the City
51 - Right of Board of Transportation to Enter Upon Property.
52 - Maps and Plans to Be Filed.
53 - Corporation Counsel to Acquire Property.
55 - Notice of Intention to Condemn Property.
56 - Application to Condemn Property.
57 - Procedure in Case Property Is Situated in Two or More Counties.
58 - Order Granting Application to Condemn.
59 - Examination Before Trial.
60 - Trial; Evidence of Value.
61 - Order to Expedite Proceeding.
62 - Time When City Becomes Seized.
63 - Partial Payment of Awards.
64 - Payment of Liens and Encumbrances.
65 - Tentative Decree; Objections Thereto.
67 - Payment of Awards and Expenses.
68 - Moneys of Persons Under Disability; Moneys Paid to Wrong Persons.
69 - Cost of Acquiring Property.
71 - Appeal to the Appellate Division.