N.Y. Lien Law § 123

§ 123. Disposition of proceeds of sale. The lienor shall, out of the\nproceeds of the sale, pay the expenses thereof, and the expenses of the\nremoval of such monument, gravestone, inclosure or other structure from\nthe cemetery or burial ground, not exceeding fifty dollars, if a\nmonument, and ten dollars, if a gravestone, inclosure or other\nstructure, and retain out of such proceeds, the amount due upon the\njudgment recovered in the action to enforce the lien, and the residue,\nif any, shall be forthwith paid to the judgment debtor.\n