N.Y. Real Property Law § 293: Recording of conveyances heretofore acknowledged or proved

§ 293. Recording of conveyances heretofore acknowledged or proved. A

conveyance of real property, within the state, heretofore executed, and

heretofore acknowledged or proved, and certified, so as to be entitled

to be read in evidence, or recorded, under the laws in force at the time

when so acknowledged or proved, but which has not been recorded is

entitled to be read in evidence, and recorded in the same manner, and

with the like effect, as if this chapter had not been passed. If

heretofore executed, but not proved or acknowledged, it may be proved or

acknowledged in the same manner as conveyances hereafter executed and

with like effect.