N.Y. Debtor & Creditor Law § 126

§ 126. Notice to creditors; when service cannot be made. The papers,\nspecified in the last section, may be served, either upon the creditor\nor his representative, or upon the attorney whose name is subscribed to\nthe execution; and, in either case, in the manner prescribed in the\ncivil practice law and rules for the service of a paper upon an\nattorney, in an action in the supreme court. Where it is made to appear\nby affidavit, to the satisfaction of the court, that service cannot,\nwith due diligence, be so made within the state, upon either, the court\nmay make an order, prescribing the mode of service, or directing the\npublication of a notice in lieu of service, in such manner and for such\na length of time, as it thinks proper; and thereupon, it may direct an\nadjournment of the hearing to such a time as it thinks proper.\n