N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 3023: Construction of verified pleading

Rule 3023. Construction of verified pleading. The allegations or

denials in a verified pleading must, in form, be stated to be made by

the party pleading. Unless they are stated to be made upon the

information and belief of the party, they must be regarded for all

purposes, including a criminal prosecution, as having been made upon the

knowledge of the person verifying the pleading. An allegation that the

party has not sufficient knowledge or information to form a belief with

respect to a matter, must, for the same purposes, be regarded as an

allegation that the person verifying the pleading has not such knowledge

or information.