N.Y. New York City Criminal Court Act § 31: Jurisdiction

§ 31. Jurisdiction. The court and the judges thereof, except as

otherwise provided in this act, shall have jurisdiction with respect to

crimes and offenses committed within the city of New York, as follows:

(1) To hear, try, and determine all charges of misdemeanor, except

charges of libel;

(2) To hear, try, and determine all offenses of a grade less than

misdemeanor.