N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 40-d

§ 40-d. Penalty for violation. Any person who shall violate any of the\nprovisions of the foregoing section, or subdivision three of section\n240.30 or section 240.31 of the penal law, or who shall aid or incite\nthe violation of any of said provisions shall for each and every\nviolation thereof be liable to a penalty of not less than one hundred\ndollars nor more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by the\nperson aggrieved thereby in any court of competent jurisdiction in the\ncounty in which the defendant shall reside. In addition, any person who\nshall violate any of the provisions of the foregoing section shall be\ndeemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. At or before the commencement of\nany action under this section, notice thereof shall be served upon the\nattorney general.\n