2016 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 5 - HOURS OF LABOR
Title 1 - (160 - 170) GENERAL
160 - Hours to constitute a day's work.

  160. Hours to constitute a day's work. Unless otherwise provided by
  law, the following number of hours shall constitute a legal day's work:
1. For street surface or elevated railroad employees  as  affected  by
  section  one  hundred  and  sixty-four, ten consecutive hours, including
  one-half hour for dinner.
2. For employees  engaged  in  the  operation  of  steam  or  electric
  surface,  subway  or  elevated  railroads  where  the  mileage system of
  running trains is not in use, except those employees affected by section
  one  hundred  and  sixty-six,  ten  hours,   performed   within   twelve
  consecutive hours.
3.  For  all  other  employees,  except those engaged in farm work and
  those affected by subdivision four of section two hundred twenty of this
  chapter, eight hours.
This subdivision shall not prevent an agreement  for  overwork  at  an
  increased  compensation,  except  upon  work  by  or  for the state or a
  municipal corporation, or by contractors  or  subcontractors  therewith,
  and except as otherwise provided in this chapter.