N.Y. C.P.L.R. 5013

Rule 5013. Effect of judgment dismissing claim. A judgment dismissing\na cause of action before the close of the proponent's evidence is not a\ndismissal on the merits unless it specifies otherwise, but a judgment\ndismissing a cause of action after the close of the proponent's evidence\nis a dismissal on the merits unless it specifies otherwise.\n