2015 New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 52 - (Civil Practice Law & Rules) ENFORCEMENT OF MONEY JUDGMENTS
5235 - Levy upon real property.

  5235.  Levy  upon real property.  After the expiration of ten years
  after the filing of the judgment-roll, the sheriff shall levy  upon  any
  interest  of  the  judgment  debtor  in  real  property,  pursuant to an
  execution other than one issued upon  a  judgment  for  any  part  of  a
  mortgage  debt upon the property, by filing with the clerk of the county
  in which the property  is  located  a  notice  of  levy  describing  the
  judgment,  the  execution  and  the property. The clerk shall record and
  index the notice against the name of the judgment debtor, or against the
  property, in the same books, and in the same manner as a notice  of  the
  pendency of an action.