N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law § 210
Except as provided in section two hundred forty-eight, the provisions of this article shall apply only to tenements, as defined in subdivision eleven of section four, occupied as such before April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine. Unless in this article otherwise specifically prescribed, none of its provisions shall be deemed to require any structural alteration in any tenement erected after April eleventh, nineteen hundred one and lawfully occupied as such on April eighteenth, nineteen hundred twenty-nine. Nothing in this article shall apply to converted dwellings. In addition to the provisions of this article, the following enumerated articles and sections shall, to the extent required therein, apply to tenements:
Article 1. Introductory provisions; definitions 2. Miscellaneous application provisions 7-a. Temporary provisions 8. Requirements and remedies 9. Registry of names and service of papers 10. Prostitution 11. Laws repealed; saving clause; legislative intent; effect Sec. 28. Two or more buildings on same lot 29. Painting of courts and shafts 31. Size of rooms--subdivision six 33. Cooking spaces 34. Rooms in basements and cellars 35. Entrance doors and lights 37. Artificial hall lighting 51. Shafts, elevators and dumbwaiters 52. Stairs 53. Fire-escapes 55. Wainscoting 56. Frame buildings and extensions 57. Bells; mail receptacles 58. Incombustible materials 59. Bakeries and fat boiling 60. Motor vehicle storage 61. Business uses 62. Parapets, guard railings and wires--subdivision two 75. Water supply 76. Water-closet and bath accommodations 77. Plumbing and drainage 78. Repairs 79. Heating 80. Cleanliness 81. Receptacles for waste matter 83. Janitor or housekeeperN.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law § 210