N.Y. Judiciary Law § 92: General powers conferred upon presiding justice and appellate division in first department

§ 92. General powers conferred upon presiding justice and appellate

division in first department. Except as otherwise provided in this

article, all the powers heretofore conferred by law upon the presiding

justice of the general term of the supreme court in the first judicial

department, the chief judge of the court of common pleas for the city

and county of New York, and the chief judge of the superior court of the

city of New York, either or all of them, are vested in the presiding

justice of the appellate division of the supreme court in the first

department. All the powers heretofore conferred by law upon the general

term of the supreme court in the first judicial department, upon the

general term of the superior court of the city of New York and upon the

general term of the court of common pleas for the city and county of New

York, are conferred upon and vested in the appellate division of the

supreme court in the first department. And all the powers conferred by

law upon the supreme court in the first judicial district, upon the

superior court of the city of New York and upon the court of common

pleas for the city and county of New York, other than as courts of first

instance in actions and special proceedings, are also conferred upon and

vested in said appellate division.