N.Y. Debtor & Creditor Law § 2: Jurisdiction of proceedings

§ 2. Jurisdiction of proceedings. The term "judge" when used in this

article shall apply equally to a county judge of the county within which

the assignment is recorded and to justices of the supreme court, and the

term "court" when used in this article shall, in like manner, apply to

the county court of such county and to the supreme court. All

applications hereunder made in the supreme court shall be made to the

court, or a justice thereof within the judicial district where the

assignment is recorded, and all proceedings and hearings under this

article had in the supreme court upon the return of a citation or order

shall be had at a special term of said court held in the county where

the debtor resided at the time of the assignment, or in case of an

assignment by copartners, in the county where the principal place of

business of such copartners was at the time of such assignment, or in

the case of an assignment by a corporation in the county where the

principal office of such corporation was at the time of such assignment.