CPLR § 505

Actions involving public authorities

§ 505. Actions involving public authorities. (a) Generally. The place of trial of an action by or against a public authority constituted under the laws of the state shall be in the county in which the authority has its principal office or where it has facilities involved in the action.

(b) Against New York city transit authority. The place of trial of an action against the New York city transit authority shall be in the county within the city of New York in which the cause of action arose, or, if it arose outside of the city, in the county of New York.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CVP/505

In plain English

(a) Generally: venue is where the authority has its principal office or facilities involved in the action.
(b) NYC Transit Authority: the county within NYC where the cause arose, or New York County if it arose outside the city. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.