N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1352

§ 1352. Preservation of other rights and remedies. The remedies\nprovided for in this article are not intended to substitute for or limit\nor supersede the lawful authority of any public officer or agency or\nother person to enforce any other right or remedy provided for by law.\nThe exercise of such lawful authority in the forfeiture of property\nalleged to be the proceeds, substitute proceeds, instrumentality of a\ncrime or real property instrumentality of crime must include the\nprovision of a prompt opportunity to be heard for the owner of seized\nproperty in order to ensure the legitimacy and the necessity of its\ncontinued retention by law enforcement, as well as clear notice of\ndeadlines for accomplishing the return of such property.\n