N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 41.29

§ 41.29 Liability of local government.\n Any local government which has established a local governmental unit\nshall save harmless and protect the members of the board and officers\nand employees of such unit from financial loss arising out of any claim,\ndemand, suit, or judgment by reason of alleged negligence or other act\nresulting in accidental bodily harm or injury to any person, provided\nsuch board member, officer, or employee at the time of the accident or\ninjury was acting in the discharge of his duties within the scope of his\nemployment under this article. No action shall be maintained under this\nsection against such a local government, board member, officer, or\nemployee unless a notice of claim shall have been made and served in\ncompliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal law. Except in\nan action for wrongful death, an action against such a local government,\nboard member, officer, or employee for damages for injuries to real or\npersonal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal\ninjuries, alleged to have been sustained, shall not be commenced more\nthan one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall\nhave accrued.\n