N.Y. Educ. Law § 108

§ 108. State education building. The state education building shall\nbe occupied exclusively by the education department, including the\nuniversity, with the state library, the state museum, and its other\ndivisions and bureaus, together with such other work with which the\ncommissioner of education and the regents have official relations, as\nthe regents may, in their discretion, provide for therein, and such\nbuilding and the offices of such department shall be maintained at state\nexpense under the charge and care of such department.\n