N.Y. Debtor & Creditor Law § 139

§ 139. Discharge on application of taxpayer. Where a person has been\narrested by virtue of an execution issued upon a judgment of fifty\ndollars or under, and has been kept imprisoned at the expense of the\ncounty for six months or over, the court out of which the execution\nissued may, on the application of a taxpayer of the county to which the\nsupport is chargeable, and upon due proof of the service upon the person\nin whose favor such execution was issued, of a notice in writing of the\ntime when and the place where such application is to be made, at least\neight days before the making thereof discharge the prisoner, and it\nshall be the duty of the sheriff to forthwith release him from custody.\n