N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 150.60: Appearance ticket; defendant's failure to appear

§ 150.60 Appearance ticket; defendant's failure to appear.

If after the service of an appearance ticket and the filing of a local

criminal court accusatory instrument charging the offense designated

therein, the defendant does not appear in the designated local criminal

court at the time such appearance ticket is returnable, the court may

issue a summons or a warrant of arrest based upon the local criminal

court accusatory instrument filed.