N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 9801: Actions against the village

§ 9801. Actions against the village. 1. No action shall be maintained

against the village for a personal injury or injury to property alleged

to have been sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of

the village or of any officer, agent or employee thereof, unless a

notice of claim shall have been made and served in compliance with

section fifty-e of the general municipal law.

2. Every such action shall be commenced pursuant to the provisions of

section fifty-i of the general municipal law.