N.Y. Social Services Law § 61 : Public Welfare Districts And Their Responsibility For Public Assistance And Care — Social Services — Local Public Welfare Organization; Powers And Duties — Social services districts Date: 28 Jun 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 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. N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 61