§ 6-47 City Authority to Operate.
RCNY § 6-47
If pursuant to any provision of this chapter, a public pay telephone, or group of public pay telephones, becomes subject to removal by the Department, and if the location of such payphone or group of payphones is consistent with the requirements of Subchapter D of this chapter, then the Department shall have the authority to, in lieu of removal of such payphone or payphones, operate (directly or through a designee) such payphone or payphones for the account of the City and/or make such payphone or payphones available for purchase or lease from the City by holders of public pay telephone franchises granted by the City. The Department, or its designee, purchaser or lessee, shall be authorized to make any necessary or convenient modifications to such payphone or payphones to secure the service provided from such payphone or payphones and the revenues generated from such payphone or payphones.
