N.Y. Const. art. VI, § 11: County court; jurisdiction; separate divisions

§ 11. a. The county court shall have jurisdiction over the following

classes of actions and proceedings which shall be originated in such

county court in the manner provided by law, except that actions and

proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district court or a town,

village or city court outside the city of New York may, as provided by

law, be originated therein: actions and proceedings for the recovery of

money, actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels and actions

and proceedings for the foreclosure of mechanics liens and liens on

personal property where the amount sought to be recovered or the value

of the property does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars exclusive

of interest and costs; over all crimes and other violations of law; over

summary proceedings to recover possession of real property and to remove

tenants therefrom; and over such other actions and proceedings, not

within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court, as may be

provided by law.

b. The county court shall exercise such equity jurisdiction as may be

provided by law and its jurisdiction to enter judgment upon a

counterclaim for the recovery of money only shall be unlimited.

c. The county court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all

appeals arising in the county in the following actions and proceedings:

as of right, from a judgment or order of the district court or a town,

village or city court which finally determines an action or proceeding

and, as may be provided by law, from a judgment or order of any such

court which does not finally determine an action or proceeding. The

legislature may provide, in accordance with the provisions of section

eight of this article, that any or all of such appeals be taken to an

appellate term of the supreme court instead of the county court.

d. The provisions of this section shall in no way limit or impair the

jurisdiction of the supreme court as set forth in section seven of this

article.