N.Y. Surr. Ct. Proc. Act § 905

§ 905. Actions and proceedings maintainable by or against a temporary\n administrator\n 1. A temporary administrator may maintain any action or proceeding\nfor the purpose of taking into his possession, securing and preserving\nall property of a decedent, absentee or internee or for determining the\nownership of property.\n 2. Any action or proceeding may be maintained against a temporary\nadministrator upon a debt of the decedent, absentee or internee or upon\nany cause of action to which the decedent, absentee or internee would\nhave been a party in like manner and with like effect as if he were an\nadministrator.\n