N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 1721: Notice of petition

§ 1721. Notice of petition. Notice of petition shall be given, in the

discretion of the court, to such persons and in such manner as the court

may direct. If the proceeding affects the interest of an incompetent

person or of a conservatee, notice shall be given to either the

committee of property or the conservator of property, and if the

incompetent person or conservatee has been committed to a state

institution and is an inmate thereof, also to the attorney-general and

to the director having jurisdiction over the institution where the

incompetent or conservatee is confined. If the proceeding affects the

interest of an infant who has a general or testamentary guardian of the

property, notice shall be given to such guardian.