New York Consolidated Laws, City Civil Court Act - CCA § 103. Powers of appellate division

In addition to the powers conferred upon them in this act and in any other provision of law, all the powers heretofore conferred by law upon the chief justice of the city court of the city of New York and upon the president justice and board of justices of the municipal court of the city of New York are vested in the appellate divisions of the supreme court in the first and second judicial departments.  As provided by section twenty-eight of article six of the constitution and article seven-a of the judiciary law, the appellate divisions of the supreme court in the first and second judicial departments shall supervise the administration and operation of the court in their respective departments, either separately or jointly;  provided, however, that if the administrative board shall so direct, a single administrative judge shall be designated by the appellate divisions or the administrative board as provided by law to administer and regulate the operations of the court.