N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 508

§ 508. Before whom testimony may be taken; issuance of commission.\n 1. Testimony may be taken within or without the state or in a foreign\ncountry by an attorney in addition to the persons enumerated in CPLR\n3113 (a).\n 2. The court may issue a commission to a person authorized to take a\ncommission under CPLR 3113 or to an attorney of this state or of the\njurisdiction in which the commission is to be taken.\n