New York Consolidated Laws, Abandoned Property Law - ABP § 1002. Publication of notice of abandoned property

(a) That a report of all awards in condemnation proceedings unclaimed for more than three years has been made to the state comptroller and that a copy thereof is on file and open to public inspection, if a public corporation at the office of the chief fiscal officer thereof;  or if not a public corporation at the principal office or place of business of such corporation;

(b) That such awards, together with any interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, will be paid by it on or before the succeeding thirty-first day of January to persons establishing to its satisfaction their right to receive the same;  and

(c) That in the succeeding month of February, and on or before the tenth day thereof, such awards, together with any interest due thereon and less lawful deductions, still remaining will be paid to the state comptroller and that it shall thereupon cease to be liable therefor.