N.Y. PBA Law § 1372
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Actions against authority
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§ 1372. Actions against authority. In any case founded upon a tort,\nexcept an action for wrongful death, a notice of claim shall be required\nas a condition precedent to the commencement of an action or special\nproceeding against the authority and the provisions of section fifty-e\nof the general municipal law shall apply. An action against the\nauthority for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the\nnotice of claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven of\narticle nine of this chapter. Except in an action for wrongful death, an\naction against the authority for damages for injuries to real or\npersonal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal\ninjuries, alleged to have been sustained, shall not be commenced more\nthan one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall\nhave accrued.\n
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