2006 New York Code - Enforcement Actions Or Proceedings.

 
    §  26-524  Enforcement  actions  or  proceedings.  The civil penalties
  prescribed by this chapter shall be recovered by an action or proceeding
  in any court of competent jurisdiction. All such actions or  proceedings
  shall  be brought in the name of the city by the corporation counsel. In
  addition, the corporation counsel may  institute  any  other  action  or
  proceeding   in   any  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  that  may  be
  appropriate or necessary for the enforcement of the provisions  of  this
  chapter, including actions to secure permanent injunctions enjoining any
  acts  or practices which constitute a violation of any provision of this
  chapter, mandating compliance with the provisions of this chapter or for
  such other  relief  as  may  be  appropriate.  In  any  such  action  or
  proceeding the city may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction, or
  to  a  judge  or  justice  thereof, for a temporary restraining order or
  preliminary  injunction  enjoining  and  restraining  all  persons  from
  violating  any  provision of this chapter, mandating compliance with the
  provisions of  this  chapter,  or  for  such  other  relief  as  may  be
  appropriate,  until  the  hearing  and  determination  of such action or
  proceeding and the entry of final judgment or order therein. The  court,
  or judge or justice thereof, to whom such application is made, is hereby
  authorized  forthwith  to make any or all of the orders above specified,
  as may be required in such application, with or without notice,  and  to
  make  such  other or further orders or directions as may be necessary to
  render the same  effectual.  No  undertaking  shall  be  required  as  a
  condition  to  the  granting  or  issuing  of  such  order, or by reason
  thereof.