N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 217-a: Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety days

§ 217-a. Actions to be commenced within one year and ninety days.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and

irrespective of whether the relevant statute is expressly amended by the

uniform notice of claim act, every action for damages or injuries to

real or personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for

personal injuries or wrongful death, against any political subdivision

of the state, or any instrumentality or agency of the state or a

political subdivision, any public authority or any public benefit

corporation that is entitled to receive a notice of claim as a condition

precedent to commencement of an action, shall not be commenced unless a

notice of claim shall have been served on such governmental entity

within the time limit established by section fifty-e of the general

municipal law, and such action must be commenced in compliance with all

the requirements of section fifty-e and subdivision one of section

fifty-i of the general municipal law. Except in an action for wrongful

death against such an entity, an action for damages or for injuries to

real or personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for

personal injuries, alleged to have been sustained, shall not be

commenced more than one year and ninety days after the cause of action

therefor shall have accrued or within the time period otherwise

prescribed by any special provision of law, whichever is longer. Nothing

herein is intended to amend the court of claims act or any provision

thereof.