N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 204: Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration

§ 204. Stay of commencement of action; demand for arbitration. (a)

Stay. Where the commencement of an action has been stayed by a court or

by statutory prohibition, the duration of the stay is not a part of the

time within which the action must be commenced.

(b) Arbitration. Where it shall have been determined that a party is

not obligated to submit a claim to arbitration, the time which elapsed

between the demand for arbitration and the final determination that

there is no obligation to arbitrate is not a part of the time within

which an action upon such claim must be commenced. The time within which

the action must be commenced shall not be extended by this provision

beyond one year after such final determination.