N.Y. Lien Law § 99: Payment of uncontested claims

§ 99. Payment of uncontested claims. Any uncontested claims, entitled

to priority of payment over the claims which are contested, shall, on

motion of the parties interested, be paid with costs, in the order of

their respective priorities, without awaiting the determination of such

contest. If at any time it is made to appear that after the payment of

all prior uncontested claims and their respective costs, and after

deducting an amount sufficient to pay all prior contested claims and

costs, that there remains a surplus of proceeds applicable to the

payment of any subsequent uncontested claims, such claims may on notice

to all the parties interested be paid out of the surplus with costs,

without awaiting the determination of such contest.