N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 2207.6 – Final determination by district rent administrator.

(a) dismiss the application if it fails substantially to comply with the provisions of the Rent Law or these regulations;
(b) grant or deny the application, in whole or in part; or
(c) issue an appropriate order in a proceeding instituted on his own initiative.
A copy of any order issued shall be forwarded to all parties to the proceeding.

The district rent administrator, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, may: