N.Y. Uniform District Court Act Law § 1801-a

§ 1801-A. Commercial claims defined.\n (a) The term "commercial claim" or "commercial claims" as used in this\nact shall mean and include any cause of action for money only not in\nexcess of the maximum amount permitted for a small claim in the small\nclaims part of the court, exclusive of interest and costs, provided that\nsubject to the limitations contained in section eighteen hundred nine-A\nof this article, the claimant is a corporation, partnership or\nassociation, which has its principal office in the state of New York and\nprovided that the defendant either resides, or has an office for the\ntransaction of business or a regular employment, within the district in\nthe county where the court is located.\n (b) Consumer transaction defined. The term "consumer transaction"\nmeans a transaction between a claimant and a natural person, wherein the\nmoney, property or service which is the subject of the transaction is\nprimarily for personal, family or household purposes.\n