2006 New York Code - Appeals; Practice And Procedure In General.

 
    §  1703.  Appeals; practice and procedure in general. (a) Practice and
  procedure on appeals shall be as provided in  article  55  of  the  CPLR
  except  insofar  as  this act or the rules of this court consistent with
  this act otherwise provide.
    (b) An appeal as of right from a judgment entered in a small claim  or
  a  commercial  claim  must be taken within thirty days of the following,
  whichever first occurs:
    1. service by the court of a copy of the judgment appealed  from  upon
  the appellant.
    2. service by a party of a copy of the judgment appealed from upon the
  appellant.
    3.  service  by  the appellant of a copy of the judgment appealed from
  upon a party.
  Where service as provided  in  paragraphs  one  through  three  of  this
  subdivision  is  by  mail,  five  days  shall be added to the thirty day
  period prescribed in this section.