N.Y. C.P.L.R. 5522

Rule 5522. Disposition of appeal. (a) A court to which an appeal is\ntaken may reverse, affirm, or modify, wholly or in part, any judgment,\nor order before it, as to any party. The court shall render a final\ndetermination or, where necessary or proper, remit to another court for\nfurther proceedings. A court reversing or modifying a judgment or order\nwithout opinion shall briefly state the grounds of its decision.\n (b) In an appeal from a money judgment in an action in which an\nitemized verdict is required by rule forty-one hundred eleven of this\nchapter in which it is contended that the award is excessive or\ninadequate, the appellate division shall set forth in its decision the\nreasons therefor, including the factors it considered in complying with\nsubdivision (c) of section fifty-five hundred one of this chapter.\n