Insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other general, special or local law, or with the provisions of any charter or ordinance, the provisions of this article shall be controlling. The provisions of this article shall not be deemed to prevent the city of New York from financing the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating or improving one or more school buildings by the issuance of bonds or capital notes pursuant to the local finance law.
N.Y. Educ. Law § 471