N.Y. Uniform City Court Act § 206: Arbitration

§ 206. Arbitration.

(a) Threshold questions under article seventy-five of the civil

practice law and rules. If an action of which the court has jurisdiction

has been duly commenced therein, and there arise in such action any

questions relating to the arbitrability of the controversy, the court

shall have jurisdiction completely to dispose of such questions and

article seventy-five of the civil practice law and rules shall be

applicable thereto. But the court shall not have jurisdiction of the

special proceeding, as set forth in subdivision (a) of section

seventy-five hundred two of the civil practice law and rules, used to

bring before a court the first application arising out of an arbitrable

controversy, except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section.

(b) Proceedings on award under article seventy-five of the civil

practice law and rules. Where a controversy has been duly arbitrated and

an award made therein is for relief which is within the court's

jurisdiction, the court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under

sections seventy-five hundred ten through seventy-five hundred fourteen

of the civil practice law and rules, relating to judicial recognition of

such awards, which provisions shall be applicable thereto.

(c) Arbitration distinct from article seventy-five of the civil

practice law and rules. The rules may provide systems of arbitration and

conciliation of claims within the court's jurisdiction without reference

to article seventy-five of the civil practice law and rules.