N.Y. C.P.L.R. 505

§ 505. Actions involving public authorities. (a) Generally. The place\nof trial of an action by or against a public authority constituted under\nthe laws of the state shall be in the county in which the authority has\nits principal office or where it has facilities involved in the action.\n (b) Against New York city transit authority. The place of trial of an\naction against the New York city transit authority shall be in the\ncounty within the city of New York in which the cause of action arose,\nor, if it arose outside of the city, in the county of New York.\n