New York Consolidated Laws, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act - SCP § 2216. Distribution in kind

At any time during the administration of an estate or upon an accounting the court may direct the conveyance of any unsold realty or the delivery of any unsold chattel or the assignment of any uncollected demand or any other personal property to a party or parties entitled to payment or distribution, in lieu of the money value of the property at the fair market value at the date of distribution.