2014 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 29-F - (580 - 596) GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALES
591 - Opening of a similar business.

 591. Opening of a similar business. Opening of a business similar to
  the  one  for  which  the  sale,  licensed pursuant to this article, was
  conducted, except the licensed "sale of goods damaged by fire, smoke  or
  water," by the person, partnership, association, corporation, or partner
  of  a partnership, officer of an association or principal stockholder of
  a corporation, who or which conducted the sale upon  the  same  premises
  within  a  period  of  one  year  of  the termination of the sale, shall
  constitute a violation of this article, and every day in which  business
  is conducted within such period shall constitute a separate violation of
  this article.