2015 New York Laws
PBL - Public Lands
Article 3 - (Public Lands) UNAPPROPRIATED STATE LANDS
38-A - Removal of occupants of land resold.

 38-a. Removal of occupants of land resold.  When a resale of land is
  directed,  the commissioner of general services shall cause notice to be
  given to every occupant of such land to remove therefrom, and if he does
  not comply with such notice, he shall direct the  district  attorney  of
  the  county  in which such lands may be situated to commence proceedings
  for his removal before the county judge of such county. On proof, by the
  production of a certificate from the commissioner that a resale of  such
  land  has  been  duly  ordered  for default of payment, such judge shall
  issue his warrant to the sheriff of the county,  commanding  him  within
  ten  days  after  the receipt thereof, to remove such occupant from such
  lands; and the sheriff shall remove such person within such  time,  and,
  for  that  purpose, shall possess the same powers as in the execution of
  criminal process. The sheriff shall retain such warrant  in  his  hands,
  and  if  any person so removed shall return to occupy such lands without
  the consent of the commissioner, he shall be forthwith  removed  by  the
  sheriff  pursuant to such warrant.  The sheriff, for executing a warrant
  under this section, shall be allowed such compensation, to be  paid  out
  of the treasury, as the comptroller shall certify to be reasonable.