N.Y. Private Housing Finance Law § 354

§ 354. Consent of commissioner. Whenever any such certificate shall be\npresented to the secretary of state, he shall not file such certificate\nunless there shall accompany the same a certificate of the commissioner\nstating that he consents to the filing of such certificate; nor shall\nany amendment to the certificate of incorporation be filed unles it is\naccompanied by a certificate of the commissioner consenting thereto.\n