N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 380.60

§ 380.60 Authority for the execution of sentence.\n Except where a sentence of death is pronounced, a sentence and\ncommitment or certificate of conviction showing the sentence pronounced\nby the court, or a certified copy thereof, constitutes the authority for\nexecution of the sentence and serves as the order of commitment, and no\nother warrant, order of commitment or authority is necessary to justify\nor to require execution of the sentence.\n