N.Y. Public Housing Law § 224

§ 224. Pending actions or proceedings. This chapter or anything\ntherein contained shall not affect or abate any actions, proceedings,\ncivil or criminal, pending at the time when this chapter shall take\neffect, brought by, for or against the state, the state board of\nhousing, any municipality, authority or limited-dividend housing\ncorporation, under or in pursuance of the provisions of the laws\nrepealed by this chapter; but all such actions or proceedings may be\ncontinued, prosecuted, conducted and completed notwithstanding that\nfunctions, powers and duties of any agency, officer or party thereto may\nby this chapter be assigned or transferred to another agency or officer\nand as if such laws were not repealed but continued to be fully\neffective.\n