N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 591

§ 591. Opening of a similar business. Opening of a business similar to\nthe one for which the sale, licensed pursuant to this article, was\nconducted, except the licensed "sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke or\nwater," by the person, partnership, association, corporation, or partner\nof a partnership, officer of an association or principal stockholder of\na corporation, who or which conducted the sale upon the same premises\nwithin a period of one year of the termination of the sale, shall\nconstitute a violation of this article, and every day in which business\nis conducted within such period shall constitute a separate violation of\nthis article.\n