N.Y. High. Law § 204

§ 204. Actions to compel widening; how affected by petition. In case\nan action might lie in any court of this state against the town\nsuperintendent of any town or towns to compel such superintendent to\nwiden a part of a highway, the width of which has become less than that\nrequired by statute, or in case an action has been brought against such\nsuperintendent to compel him to widen a part of a highway, the width of\nwhich has become less than that required by statute, the presentation of\na verified petition to the county court as provided for in section one\nhundred and ninety-nine shall prevent the commencing of any such action\nas aforesaid and cause such an action already commenced, to cease, and\nshall be a bar to a recovery on the part of the plaintiff of a judgment\nagainst such superintendent in any such action instituted or prosecuted\nto judgment after the passage of this chapter.\n