New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 485. Application

2. a. Sections four hundred eighty-two, four hundred eighty-three and subdivision one of section four hundred eighty-four of this article shall not apply to an individual operating a crane or acting as a blaster in a city having a population of one million or more.

b. No individual shall operate a crane or act as a blaster in a city having a population of one million or more without holding a valid license or certificate of fitness issued by such city, and such city is hereby authorized and directed to prescribe rules and regulations as described in section four hundred eighty-three of this article.

c. No employer, contractor or agent thereof shall knowingly permit any individual to operate a crane or act as a blaster in a city having a population of one million or more unless such individual holds a valid license or certificate of fitness issued by such city.