N.Y. PVH Law § 667

§ 667. Actions. 1. Except in an action for wrongful death, in any case\nfounded upon tort a notice of claim shall be required as a condition\nprecedent to the commencement of an action or special proceeding against\nthe corporation, any of its subsidiary corporations, or any officer,\nappointee or employee thereof, and the provisions of section fifty-e of\nthe general municipal law shall govern the giving of such notice. An\naction for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the\nnotice of claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven of\narticle nine of the public authorities law. Any other action against the\ncorporation, any of its subsidiary corporations, or any other officer,\nappointee or employee thereof 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 2. Except as may otherwise be expressly provided by the corporation,\nthe corporation shall not be liable for any debts, liabilities,\nobligations, agreements, contracts or covenants of any of its subsidiary\ncorporations. No action or special proceeding of any kind may be brought\nagainst the corporation by any person having claims against or contracts\nwith any of its subsidiary corporations (including any predecessor\ncorporation of any of its subsidiary corporations) if the corporation\nwas not a party to the matter giving rise to such claims or contracts.\n