N.Y. Public Service Law § 89-o

§ 89-o. Powers of local officers. If in any city having a population\nof fifty thousand or more there now exists or shall hereafter be created\na board, body or officer having jurisdiction of matters pertaining to\nwater supply such board, body or officer shall have and may exercise\nsuch power, jurisdiction and authority in enforcing the laws of the\nstate and the orders, rules and regulations of the commission as may be\nprescribed by statute or by the commission.\n