2006 New York Code - Motion Practice.

 
  § 1001. Motion practice.
    Motion practice in the court, including time provisions for the making
  and  decision  of  motions,  practice relating to show cause orders, and
  practice relating to motions before, during and after  trial,  shall  be
  governed  by  the  CPLR,  except as this act otherwise provides. Nothing
  contained in this article shall be construed to prevent  the  court,  if
  the parties consent, from entertaining any matter, which might be raised
  by formal motion, without a formal motion or at a time prior to the time
  when the formal motion would be heard.