N.Y. Educ. Law § 2555

§ 2555. Kindergartens, nursery and night schools. 1. The board of\neducation of each city may maintain kindergartens which shall be free to\nresident children between the ages of four and six years, provided,\nhowever, such board may fix a higher minimum age for admission to such\nkindergartens.\n 2. A board of education may maintain nursery schools which shall be\nfree to resident children and may fix the age for admission.\n 3. Night schools, which shall be free to all persons residing in the\ncity, and wherein the common branches and such additional subjects as\nmay be adapted to students applying for instruction are taught on at\nleast two nights each week, for two hours each night, shall be\nmaintained by the board of education on at least one hundred nights.\n