2006 New York Code - Who May Be Exempted, And By What Court.

 
  §  100.  Who may be exempted, and by what court. An insolvent debtor may
  be exempted from arrest, or discharged from imprisonment, as  prescribed
  in  this  article.  For that purpose, he must apply, by petition, to the
  county court of the county in which he resides, or is imprisoned; or, if
  he resides or is imprisoned in the city of  New  York,  to  the  supreme
  court.  A person, who has been admitted to the jail liberties, is deemed
  to be imprisoned, within the meaning of this article.