N.Y. Jud. Law § 298

§ 298. Stenographer must preserve records of his predecessor. If the\nstenographer dies, or his office becomes otherwise vacant, before the\nexpiration of the time specified in section two hundred and\nninety-eight, the original stenographic notes taken upon trials and\nhearings must be delivered to his successor in office, to be held by him\nwith like effect, as if they had been taken by him.\n