N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 40-d: Penalty for violation

§ 40-d. Penalty for violation. Any person who shall violate any of the

provisions of the foregoing section, or subdivision three of section

240.30 or section 240.31 of the penal law, or who shall aid or incite

the violation of any of said provisions shall for each and every

violation thereof be liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred

dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by the

person aggrieved thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction in the

county in which the defendant shall reside. In addition, any person who

shall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing section shall be

deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. At or before the commencement of

any action under this section, notice thereof shall be served upon the

attorney general.