N.Y. Nav. Law § 36

§ 36. Removal of unauthorized floating object. No unattended floating\nobject shall be anchored within the navigable waters of the state for\nany purpose, except as same may be authorized under the United States\nlaws, rules and regulations or by section thirty-five and thirty-five-a\nof this chapter or by local ordinances as may be duly approved by the\ncommissioner. Any person finding such anchored object is authorized to\nremove the same.\n