N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 568

§ 568. Continuity of jurisdiction. The authority shall be deemed and\nheld to constitute a continuation, as to matters within its\njurisdiction, of the department of plant and structures of the city for\nthe purpose of succession to all such of the rights, powers, duties and\nobligations of the city and of the department of plant and structures of\nthe city as relate to the designing and construction of the project.\n