N.Y. Real Property Law § 15: Title through noncitizen

§ 15. Title through noncitizen. The right, title or interest in or to

real property in this state now held or hereafter acquired by any person

entitled to hold the same can not be questioned or impeached by reason

of the noncitizen status of any person through whom such title may have

been derived. Nothing in this section affects or impairs the right of

any heir, devisee, mortgagee, or creditor by judgment or otherwise.