N.Y. CPLR § 218

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 218 Transitional provisions § 218. Transitional provisions. (a) Actions barred at effective date.Nothing in this article shall authorize any action to be commenced whichis barred when this article becomes effective, except insofar as theright to commence the action may be revived by an acknowledgment orpayment.(b) Cause of action accrued and not barred at effective date. Where acause of action accrued before, and is not barred when this articlebecomes effective, the time within which an action must be commencedshall be the time which would have been applicable apart from theprovisions of this article, or the time which would have been applicableif the provisions of this article had been in effect when the cause ofaction accrued, whichever is longer.