N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 402: Pleadings

§ 402. Pleadings. There shall be a petition, which shall comply with

the requirements for a complaint in an action, and an answer where there

is an adverse party. There shall be a reply to a counterclaim

denominated as such and there may be a reply to new matter in the answer

in any case. The court may permit such other pleadings as are authorized

in an action upon such terms as it may specify. Where there is no

adverse party the petition shall state the result of any prior

application for similar relief and shall specify the new facts, if any,

that were not previously shown.