2019 New York Laws
GMU - General Municipal
Article 15 - Urban Renewal
520 - Construction.

§  520.  Construction.  This  article  shall be construed liberally to
  effect the purposes hereof and the enumeration  of  specific  powers  in
  this  act shall not operate to restrict the meaning of any general grant
  of  power  contained  in  this  chapter  or  to  exclude  other   powers
  comprehended   in   such  general  grant.  In  construing  this  chapter
  consideration shall be given to its purposes and intent,  among  others,
  of  consolidating,  clarifying and simplifying the respective provisions
  of the chapters  repealed  as  hereinafter  specified  in  section  five
  hundred   twenty-five   hereof  and  of  authorizing  municipalities  to
  undertake one or more programs of urban  renewal  with  respect  to  the
  clearance,  replanning,  reconstruction,  rehabilitation, redevelopment,
  conservation, restoration or  improvement  of  substandard,  insanitary,
  slum,    blighted,    deteriorated    or    deteriorating   residential,
  non-residential,  improved  or  vacant  areas,  or  the   remedying   of
  unsuitable  topographical,  subsoil  or  other physical conditions which
  tend  to  impede  the  development  of  such  areas,  for   residential,
  commercial,  industrial,  community,  public and other uses and to apply
  for and accept federal or state loans, subsidies or grants in connection
  therewith. Insofar as the provisions of this  article  are  inconsistent
  with  the  provisions  of  any  other general, special or local law, the
  provisions of this article shall be controlling.