New York Eminent Domain Procedure Law Section 201 - Public hearings.

   201.   Public  hearings.  Except  as  provided  herein,  prior  to
  acquisition, the condemnor, in order to inform the public and to  review
  the  public use to be served by a proposed public project and the impact
  on the environment and residents of the locality where such project will
  be constructed, shall conduct a public hearing in  accordance  with  the
  provisions  of  this  article  at a location reasonably proximate to the
  property which may be acquired for such project.

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