New York Lien Law Section 42 - Enforcement of a lien under contract for a public improvement.

 42. Enforcement of a lien under contract for a public improvement. A
  lien  for labor done or materials furnished for a public improvement may
  be enforced against the funds of the state or the public corporation for
  which such public improvement  is  constructed  or  demolished,  to  the
  extent  prescribed  in  article  two  of  this  chapter, and against the
  contractor or subcontractor liable for the debt, by a civil  action,  in
  the  same  court  and  in  the  same manner as a mechanic's lien on real
  property.

Last modified: February 3, 2019