N.Y. Jud. Law § 299

§ 299. Stenographers must furnish gratuitously copies of proceedings\nto judges. Each stenographer, specified in this chapter or the civil\npractice act, surrogate's court act, court of claims act or New York\ncity civil court act, must, upon request, furnish, with all reasonable\ndiligence and without charge, to the judge holding a term or sitting,\nwhich he has attended, a copy written out at length from his\nstenographic notes, of the testimony and proceedings, or a part thereof,\nupon a trial or hearing, at that term or sitting. But this section does\nnot affect a provision of law authorizing the judge to direct a party or\nthe parties to an action or special proceeding, or the county treasurer,\nto pay the stenographer's fees for such a copy.\n