N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 3569

§ 3569. Defense and indemnification. The provisions of sections\nseventeen and nineteen of the public officers law shall be applicable to\nemployees of the corporation (as such term is defined in sections\nseventeen and nineteen of the public officers law) pursuant to\nsubdivision two of such section; provided, however, that nothing\ncontained within this section shall be deemed to permit the corporation\nto extend the provisions of sections seventeen and nineteen of the\npublic officers law upon any independent contractor.\n