N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 313-a

§ 313-a. Deputies. When any officer, designated by the provisions of\nthis article to take acknowledgments or proofs of conveyances of real\nestate to be read in evidence or recorded in this state, or to\nauthenticate certificates of such acknowledgment or proof, is authorized\nby law to appoint a deputy, or when such officer has by law a deputy,\nsuch deputy may take such acknowledgments or proofs, or may authenticate\nsuch certificates.\n