N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 1041

§ 1041. Interlocutory judgment for admeasurement. If the defendant\nmakes default in appearing or pleading or if the right of the plaintiff\nto dower is not disputed by the answer, or if it appears, by the\nverdict, report, or decision upon a trial, that the plaintiff is\nentitled to dower in the real property described in the complaint an\ninterlocutory judgment must be rendered which, except as otherwise\nprescribed in this article, must direct that the plaintiff's dower in\nthe property, particularly describing it, be admeasured by a referee,\ndesignated in the judgment, or by three reputable and disinterested\nfreeholders, designated therein, as commissioners for that purpose.\n