Whenever the authority enters into any contract, subcontract, lease, grant, bond, covenant or other agreement for or in connection with any construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or improvement project, such project shall be deemed to be a public works project for the purposes of article eight of the labor law, and all of the provisions of article eight of the labor law shall be applicable to all the work involved in the construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or improvement of such project. Funds, financial assistance, or any other benefits provided pursuant to this article shall not be utilized for or in connection with the construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repair, renovation, alteration, or improvement of any project to which the provisions of article eight of the labor law are not applicable.
New York Legal Code