2006 New York Code - County court; jurisdiction; separate divisions.

 
    §  11.  a. The county court shall have jurisdiction over the following
  classes of actions and proceedings which shall  be  originated  in  such
  county  court  in  the  manner  provided by law, except that actions and
  proceedings within the jurisdiction of the district  court  or  a  town,
  village  or  city court outside the city of New York may, as provided by
  law, be originated therein: actions and proceedings for the recovery  of
  money,  actions and proceedings for the recovery of chattels and actions
  and proceedings for the foreclosure of  mechanics  liens  and  liens  on
  personal  property  where the amount sought to be recovered or the value
  of the property does not exceed twenty-five thousand  dollars  exclusive
  of interest and costs; over all crimes and other violations of law; over
  summary proceedings to recover possession of real property and to remove
  tenants  therefrom;  and  over  such  other actions and proceedings, not
  within the exclusive jurisdiction  of  the  supreme  court,  as  may  be
  provided by law.
    b.  The county court shall exercise such equity jurisdiction as may be
  provided  by  law  and  its  jurisdiction  to  enter  judgment  upon   a
  counterclaim for the recovery of money only shall be unlimited.
    c.  The county court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all
  appeals arising in the county in the following actions and  proceedings:
  as  of  right, from a judgment or order of the district court or a town,
  village or city court which finally determines an action  or  proceeding
  and,  as  may  be  provided by law, from a judgment or order of any such
  court which does not finally determine  an  action  or  proceeding.  The
  legislature  may  provide,  in accordance with the provisions of section
  eight of this article, that any or all of such appeals be  taken  to  an
  appellate term of the supreme court instead of the county court.
    d.  The provisions of this section shall in no way limit or impair the
  jurisdiction of the supreme court as set forth in section seven of  this
  article.