N.Y. Pub. Auth. Law § 1397

§ 1397. Actions against authority. In any case founded upon a tort a\nnotice of claim shall be required as a condition precedent to the\ncommencement of an action or special proceeding against the authority\nand the provisions of section fifty-e of the general municipal law shall\napply. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the\nauthority for damages for injuries to real or personal property, or for\nthe destruction thereof, or for personal injuries, alleged to have been\nsustained, shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety days\nafter the cause of action therefor shall have accrued.\n