N.Y. Laws » CHAPTER Social Services / ARTICLE Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers and Duties / TITLE Public Welfare Districts and Their Responsibility For Public Assistance and Care
New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Social Services Law § 61 (2026)

Social services districts

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§ 61.  Social services districts.   For the purpose of administration
of public assistance and care the state shall be divided into county and
city social services districts as follows:
  1.  The city of New York is hereby constituted a city social services
district.
  2.  Each of the counties of the state not included in subdivision one
of this section is hereby constituted a county social services district.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: The Matter of Walter E. Carver v. State of New York, 44 N.E.3d 154 (NY 2015).
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The Matter of Walter E. Carver v. State of New York, 44 N.E.3d 154 (NY 2015). · cites it 2× “Petitioner Carver is a 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran who received public assistance from the City of New York, through the State-funded Safety Net Assistance Program (see Social Services Law §§ 61, 62, 157 et seq.”
the Matter of Cnty. of Chemung, St. Lawrence, Chautauqua, Jefferson, Oneida, Genesee, Cayuga, Monroe v. Nirav R. Shah, 66 N.E.3d 1044 (NY 2016). “The exception is New York City, whose five counties are constituted as a single social service district (Social Services Law § 61). 2 . The Department of Health: “shall review the expenditures made by social services districts for medical assistance for needy persons, and the…”
Cnty. of St. Lawrence v. Shah, 95 A.D.3d 1548 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012). “Social Services Law § 61 provides that “[flor the purpose of administration of public assistance and care the state shall be divided into county and city social services districts as follows: 1.”
Ram v. Blum, 564 F. Supp. 634 (S.D.N.Y. 1983). “In January 1982 the New York City Department of Social Services, which is a “local social services department” within the meaning of the New York Social Services Law, see N.Y. Social Services Law § 61 (1), commenced taking the administrative steps necessary to implement this…”
Matter of Vincent v. Adams, 2025 NY Slip Op 04146 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025). · cites it 4× “[FN1] Each of the 57 counties outside of New York City constitutes a county social services district (Social Services Law § 61[2]). Section 61(1) 0f the Social Services Law provides that "[t]he city of New York is .”
Baur v. Amrhein, 138 Misc. 2d 926 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1988). “CPLR 213 (4) provides that an action upon a bond or note, the payment of which is secured by a mortgage on real property, or upon a bond or note and mortgage so secured, or upon a mortgage of real property must be commenced within six years (note also, Social Services Law § 106…”
Saliani v. Amrhein, 141 Misc. 2d 501 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1988). “The Suffolk County Department of Social Services is an arm of the State (Social Services Law §61 [2]). CPLR 201 provides that "An action, including one brought in the name or for the benefit of the state, must be commenced within the time specified in this article unless a…”
Cnty. of St. Lawrence v. Shah, 95 A.D.3d 1548 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012). “Social Services Law § 61 provides that “[flor the purpose of administration of public assistance and care the state shall be divided into county and city social services districts as follows: 1.”
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