N.Y. CVP Law § 2217

Rule 2217. Prior motion; ex parte motion; transfer of motion.\n (a) Prior motion. Any motion may be referred to a judge who decided a\nprior motion in the action.\n (b) Affidavit on ex parte motion. An ex parte motion shall be\naccompanied by an affidavit stating the result of any prior motion for\nsimilar relief and specifying the new facts, if any, that were not\npreviously shown.\n (c) Transfer of motion. If a motion is made to a judge who is or will\nbe for any reason unable to hear it, it may be transferred by order of\nsuch judge or by written stipulation of the parties to any other judge\nto whom it might originally have been made.\n (d) Rules of the chief administrator of the courts. The chief\nadministrator may by rule exclude motions within a department, district\nor county from the operation of subdivisions (a) and (c) of this rule.\n