The law has long been settled that a mechanic's lien cannot attach to property owned by a municipality, at least when the property is being used for a public purpose (see Poillon v Mayor of City of N. Y., 47 N.Y. 666; Leonard v City of Brooklyn, 71 N.Y. 498; Sexauer & Lemke v Burke & Sons Co., 228 N.Y. 341; Kennedy & Co. v New York World's Fair 1939, 260 App Div 386, affd 288 N.Y. 494; Matter of...
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