N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 504: Actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and district corporations

§ 504. Actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school

districts and district corporations. Notwithstanding the provisions of

any charter heretofore granted by the state and subject to the

provisions of subdivision (b) of section 506, the place of trial of all

actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and

district corporations or any of their officers, boards or departments

shall be, for:

1. a county, in such county;

2. a city, except the city of New York, town, village, school district

or district corporation, in the county in which such city, town,

village, school district or district corporation is situated, or if such

school district or district corporation is situated in more than one

county, in either county; and

3. the city of New York, in the county within the city in which the

cause of action arose, or if it arose outside of the city, in the county

of New York.