N.Y. Correct. Law § 320

§ 320. Who may apply for appointment of committee. When ever any\nperson has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in this state\nfor life, the husband, wife, relatives or next of kin or any creditor of\nsuch person may apply to the supreme court, at a special term thereof in\nthe judicial district in which said person resided at the time of his\nconviction, for the appointment of a committee of such person's estate,\nboth real and personal.\n