N.Y. Pub. Off. Law § 3-a

§ 3-a. Restrictions upon holding public office or employment of\npersons removed from office for certain reasons. Any public officer\nwho, upon being called before a grand jury to testify concerning the\nconduct of his office or the performance of his official duties, refuses\nto sign a waiver of immunity against subsequent criminal prosecution, or\nto answer any relevant question concerning such matters before such\ngrand jury and who, by virtue thereof, has been removed from such public\noffice by the appropriate authority or who has forfeited such office at\nthe suit of the attorney general shall not be capable of holding a civil\noffice or public employment for a period of five years from the date of\nthe removal from or forfeit of such public office.\n