N.Y. PBA Law § 2050-X
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Preference for actions or proceedings against agency
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§ 2050-x. Preference for actions or proceedings against agency. Any\naction or proceeding to which the agency or the people of the state may\nbe parties, in which any question arises as to the validity of this\ntitle, shall be preferred over all other civil causes of action or\ncases, except election causes of action or cases, in all courts of the\nstate and shall be heard and determined in preference to all other civil\nbusiness pending therein, except election cases, irrespective of\nposition on the calendar. The same preference shall be granted upon\napplication of the agency or its counsel in any action or proceeding\nquestioning the validity of this title in which the agency may be\nallowed to intervene. The venue of any such action or proceeding shall\nbe laid in the supreme court of the county.\n
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