N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 86-a

§ 86-a. City public welfare funds. The taxes levied for public\nassistance and care in a city, or in a city public welfare district,\nshall be paid to the city treasurer, or the commissioner of finance in\nthe city of New York, and disbursed in accordance with the provisions of\nlaw relating to such city for the payment of bills and claims, provided\nsuch provisions of law are not inconsistent with the provisions of this\nchapter.\n