N.Y. New York City Civil Court Act § 206: Arbitration

§ 206. Arbitration. (a) Threshold questions under CPLR article 75. If

an action of which the court has jurisdiction has been duly commenced

therein, and there arise in such action any questions relating to the

arbitrability of the controversy, the court shall have jurisdiction

completely to dispose of such questions and CPLR article 75 shall be

applicable thereto. But the court shall not have jurisdiction of the

special proceeding, as set forth in CPLR § 7502 (a), used to bring

before a court the first application arising out of an arbitrable

controversy, except as provided in subdivision (b).

(b) Proceedings on award under CPLR article 75. Where a controversy

has been duly arbitrated and an award made therein is for relief which

is within the court's jurisdiction, the court shall have jurisdiction of

proceedings under CPLR §§ 7510 through 7514, relating to judicial

recognition of such awards, which provisions shall be applicable

thereto.

(c) Arbitration distinct from CPLR article 75. The rules may provide

systems of arbitration and conciliation of claims within the court's

jurisdiction without reference to CPLR article 75. Where the chief

administrator of the courts has provided by rule for an alternative

method of dispute resolution by arbitration and has established by order

this arbitration program in any county in this court, applicable in each

such county to civil actions for a sum of money only, except those

commenced in small claims parts and not subsequently transferred to a

regular part of court, that on or after the effective date of such order

are noticed for trial or commenced in this court, all such actions shall

be heard and decided by a panel of arbitrators where the recovery sought

for each cause of action is ten thousand dollars or less, exclusive of

costs and interest.