N.Y. Work. Comp. Law § 113

§ 113. Interstate commerce. The provisions of this chapter shall apply\nto employers and employees engaged in intrastate, and also interstate or\nforeign commerce, for whom a rule of liability or method of compensation\nhas been or may be established by the congress of the United States,\nonly to the extent that their mutual connection with intrastate work may\nand shall be clearly separable and distinguishable from interstate or\nforeign commerce, provided that awards according to the provisions of\nthis chapter may be made by the board in respect of injuries subject to\nthe admiralty or other federal laws in case the claimant, the employer\nand the insurance carrier waive their admiralty or interstate commerce\nrights and remedies, and the state insurance fund or other insurance\ncarrier may assume liability for the payment of such awards under this\nchapter.\n