N.Y. Uniform City Court Act Law § 407

§ 407. Summons; action commenced pursuant to CPLR § 303.\n In any action in this court commenced by service of summons upon an\nattorney or a clerk as agent, as authorized by CPLR § 303, such service\nmay be made in any part of the county or any adjoining county and shall\notherwise be made in such manner as would confer jurisdiction on the\nsupreme court in a like case.\n