New York Highway Law Section 189 - Highways by use.

  189.  Highways  by use. All lands which shall have been used by the
  public as a highway for the period of ten years  or  more,  shall  be  a
  highway,  with the same force and effect as if it had been duly laid out
  and recorded as a highway, and the town superintendent  shall  open  all
  such highways to the width of at least three rods.

Last modified: February 3, 2019