N.Y. Court of Claims Law § 14

§ 14. Procedure upon interpleader; when independent claim barred.\nParties interpleaded shall be served with the order of interpleader,\npersonally or by publication in manner provided for the service of a\ncitation in the surrogate's court, except that in the case of a claim\nfor land appropriated publication in one newspaper published in the\ncounty where such land is located, once in each of four successive\nweeks, shall be sufficient unless otherwise ordered by such court or\njudge. Within three months from the time a party is so brought in he may\nfile a claim independently of the claim to which he has been made a\nparty. If he fails so to do, he may not thereafter file such an\nindependent claim except by permission granted by order of the court,\nafter notice to the attorney-general, pursuant to subdivision five of\nsection ten of this act.\n