N.Y. C.P.L.R. 9802

§ 9802. Liability of villages in certain actions. Except as provided\notherwise in this chapter no action shall be maintained against the\nvillage upon or arising out of a contract of the village unless the same\nshall be commenced within eighteen months after the cause of action\ntherefor shall have accrued, nor unless a written verified claim shall\nhave been filed with the village clerk within one year after the cause\nof action shall have accrued, and no other action shall be maintained\nagainst the village unless the same shall be commenced within one year\nafter the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, nor unless a\nnotice of claim shall have been made and served in compliance with\nsection fifty-e of the general municipal law. The omission to present a\nclaim or to commence an action thereon within the respective periods of\ntime above stated applicable to such claim, shall be a bar to any claim\nor action therefor against said village; but no action shall be brought\nupon any such claim until forty days have elapsed after the filing of\nthe claim in the office of the village clerk.\n