§ 6-626 Streets by prescription. All lands within the village which\nhave been used by the public as a street for ten years or more\ncontinuously, shall be a street with the same force and effect as if it\nhad been duly laid out and recorded as such.\n
N.Y. Vill. Law § 6-626
Streets by prescription
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Matter of Soldatenko v. Village of Scarsdale Zoning Bd. of Appeals (2016)
Most recently applied in Matter of Sherwin v. Village of Goshen Zoning Bd. of Appeals (May 2016)
2014-09-22
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.