2006 New York Code - Enforcement.

 
    §  27-106 Enforcement. This code shall be enforced by the commissioner
  of  buildings,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section  six  hundred
  forty-three  of  the  New York city charter, as amended, except that the
  fire commissioner  shall  also  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  code
  relating  to  the  approved  number  of  persons  in  places of assembly
  (overcrowding), obstruction of aisles, corridors, and exits, the posting
  and availability for  inspection  of  equipment  use  permits,  and  the
  availability  for  inspection  of  certificates  of  occupancy  or other
  authorization  of  lawful  occupancy,  and   to   the   maintenance   of
  installations  involving  fire  alarm  equipment  and  devices, exit and
  directional  signs,  emergency  lighting,   fire-preventive   and   fire
  extinguishing  equipment and devices, refrigerating systems, and storage
  tanks and auxiliary storage tanks for oil burning equipment, except that
  the commissioner of small  business  services,  shall  enforce  all  the
  provisions of this code with respect to buildings under the jurisdiction
  of  the department of small business services. Where the installation of
  exit and directional signs, emergency lighting and  sprinkler  and  fire
  alarm  protection  is  required  by  the  fire prevention code, the fire
  commissioner shall require such installations to be in  accordance  with
  the provisions of this code.