N.Y. New York City Civil Court Act § 204: Summary proceedings

§ 204. Summary proceedings. The court shall have jurisdiction over

summary proceedings to recover possession of real property located

within the city of New York, to remove tenants therefrom, and to render

judgment for rent due without regard to amount, and in such a proceeding

after the court has determined that a warrant of eviction be issued, it

shall not be necessary for the court to sign the warrant, but it may be

signed by the clerk of said court. The court shall also have

jurisdiction over special proceedings by tenants of multiple dwellings

in the city of New York for judgment directing deposit of rents and the

use thereof for the purpose of remedying conditions dangerous to life,

health or safety, as authorized by article seven-a of the real property

actions and proceedings law.