N.Y. MCF Law § 20
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Actions against agency
Official statutory text
§ 20. Actions against agency. Except in an action for wrongful death,\nan action against the agency founded on tort shall not be commenced more\nthan one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall\nhave accrued, nor unless a notice of claim shall have been served on the\nagency within the time limited by, and in compliance with all the\nrequirements of section fifty-e of the general municipal law. An action\nagainst the agency for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance\nwith the notice of claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven\nof article nine of the public authorities law.\n
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