N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 18-c

§ 18-c. Discrimination prohibited. It shall be unlawful:\n 1. For the owner of any publicly assisted housing accommodation to\nrefuse to rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any\nperson or group of persons such housing accommodation because of the\nrace, color, religion, national origin or ancestry of such person or\npersons.\n 2. For the owner of any publicly assisted housing accommodation to\ndiscriminate against any person because of the race, color, religion,\nnational origin or ancestry of such person in the terms, conditions or\nprivileges of any publicly assisted housing accommodations or in the\nfurnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.\n 3. For any person to cause to be made any written or oral inquiry\nconcerning the race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry of a\nperson seeking to rent or lease any publicly assisted housing\naccommodation.\n