N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law § 14

§ 14. Consent of commissioner to incorporation. Whenever any such\ncertificate shall be presented to the secretary of state, he shall not\nfile such certificate unless there shall accompany the same a\ncertificate of the commissioner that he consents to the filing of such\ncertificate; nor shall any amendment to the certificate of incorporation\nbe filed unless it is accompanied by a certificate of the commissioner\nconsenting thereto. If a company has entered into a contract with a\nmunicipality for the construction of a municipally aided project, the\ncommissioner shall not issue a certificate consenting to an amendment of\nthe certificate of incorporation of such company, unless the supervising\nagency has given its written consent to such amendment.\n