N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 5235: Levy upon real property

§ 5235. Levy upon real property. After the expiration of ten years

after the filing of the judgment-roll, the sheriff shall levy upon any

interest of the judgment debtor in real property, pursuant to an

execution other than one issued upon a judgment for any part of a

mortgage debt upon the property, by filing with the clerk of the county

in which the property is located a notice of levy describing the

judgment, the execution and the property. The clerk shall record and

index the notice against the name of the judgment debtor, or against the

property, in the same books, and in the same manner as a notice of the

pendency of an action.