N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 1076: Satisfaction or protection of lien

§ 1076. Satisfaction or protection of lien. Where the interlocutory

judgment directs a sale, if the right of dower of the plaintiff is

inferior to any other lien upon the property, the judgment may, in the

discretion of the court, direct that the property be sold either subject

to the lien, or discharged from the lien; and, in the latter case, that

the officer making the sale pay the amount of the lien out of the

proceeds of the sale.