N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 221: Compelling delivery of possession of real property

§ 221. Compelling delivery of possession of real property. Where a

judgment affecting the title to, or the possession, enjoyment or use of,

real property allots to any person a distinct parcel of real property,

or contains a direction for the sale of real property, or confirms such

an allotment or sale, it also may direct the delivery of the possession

of the property to the person entitled thereto, subject to the rights

and obligations set forth in section thirteen hundred five of this

chapter.

If a party, or his representative or successor, who is bound by the

judgment, withholds possession from the person thus declared to be

entitled thereto, the court, by order, in its discretion, besides

punishing the disobedience as a contempt, may require the sheriff to put

that person into possession. Such an order shall be executed as if it

were an execution for the delivery of the possession of the property.