N.Y. New York City Civil Court Law § 405

§ 405. Summons; service without the city of New York permissible but\nnot giving personal jurisdiction in certain actions. Service may be\nmade without the city of New York or the state by any person authorized\nto make service in a like instance in supreme court and in the same\nmanner as service in such court may be made:\n (a) in a real property action as defined in § 203 of this act; or\n (b) in an action to foreclose a lien on, or to recover, a chattel\nseized within the city of New York; or\n (c) where a levy upon property of the person to be served has been\nmade within the city of New York pursuant to an order of attachment; or\n (d) where the case is within CPLR § 1006 (g) and a sum of money has\nbeen paid or deposited as provided for therein.\n