New York Public Authorities Law Section 888 - Interest in claims and contracts prohibited.

  888.  Interest  in  claims  and  contracts prohibited.   No member,
  officer, agent  or  employee  of  the  authority  shall  be  interested,
  directly  or  indirectly,  in  any  claim  against  or contract with the
  authority except for lawful compensation and  reimbursement  for  actual
  and  necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of official duties;
  provided that any such member, officer, agent  or  employee  may,  as  a
  grower  or  dealer,  lease  from  the  authority a stall, store or other
  facility upon a market and may engage  in  such  transactions  with  the
  authority as are reasonably and ordinarily incidental to such leasing.

Last modified: February 3, 2019