New York Consolidated Laws, Civil Practice Law and Rules - CVP § 9801. Actions against the village

1. No action shall be maintained against the village for a personal injury or injury to property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of the village or of any officer, agent or employee thereof, unless a notice of claim shall have been made and served in compliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal law.

2. Every such action shall be commenced pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-i of the general municipal law.