2006 New York Code - Legislative Findings.

 
    § 302. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that:
    (1)  the  state  has  a duty to provide public housing that is decent,
  safe, and free from illegal drugs;
    (2)  public  housing  projects  in  many  areas  suffer  from  rampant
  drug-related crime;
    (3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on public
  housing tenants;
    (4)  the  increase  in  drug-related  crime not only leads to murders,
  muggings, and other forms of violence against tenants,  but  also  to  a
  deterioration  of  the  physical  environment  that requires substantial
  government expenditures; and
    (5) local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources to deal
  with the drug problem in public housing particularly  in  light  of  the
  recent reductions in federal aid to cities.