N.Y. Lien Law § 47: How summons served, when personal service cannot be made

§ 47. How summons served, when personal service cannot be made. If

personal service of the summons cannot be made upon a defendant in an

action in a court not of record, by reason of his absence from the

state, or his concealment therein, such service may be made by leaving a

copy thereof at his last place of residence and by publishing a copy of

the summons once in each of three successive weeks in a newspaper in the

city or county where the property is situated.