N.Y. CVP Law § 1344

§ 1344. Filing, content and indexing of notice of pendency. 1. Filing.\nIn a case specified in section one thousand three hundred forty-three of\nthis article the notice of pendency shall be filed in the office of the\nclerk of any county where property affected is situated, before or after\nservice of a summons and at any time prior to judgment. Unless it has\nalready been filed in that county, the complaint shall be filed with the\nnotice of pendency.\n 2. Content, designation of index. A notice of pendency shall state the\nnames of the parties to the action, that the action is for forfeiture\npursuant to this article and a description of the property affected. A\nnotice of pendency filed with a clerk who maintains a block index shall\ncontain a designation of the number of each block on the land map of a\ncounty which is affected by the notice. A notice of pendency filed with\na clerk who does not maintain a block index shall contain a designation\nof the names of each defendant against whom the notice is directed to be\nindexed.\n 3. Indexing. Each county clerk with whom a notice of pendency is filed\nshall immediately record and index it against the blocks or names\ndesignated. A county clerk who does not maintain a block index shall\nindex a notice of pendency of an action for partition against the names\nof each claiming authority and each defendant not designated as wholly\nfictitious.\n