2016 New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law & Rules
Article 55 - (Civil Practice Law & Rules) APPEALS GENERALLY
5515 - Taking an appeal; notice of appeal.

 5515. Taking an appeal; notice of appeal.
1.  An  appeal shall be taken by serving on the adverse party a notice
  of appeal and filing it in the office where the judgment or order of the
  court of original  instance  is  entered  except  that  where  an  order
  granting  permission  to  appeal  is made, the appeal is taken when such
  order is entered. A notice shall designate the party taking the  appeal,
  the judgment or order or specific part of the judgment or order appealed
  from and the court to which the appeal is taken.
2.  Whenever an appeal is taken to the court of appeals, a copy of the
  notice of appeal shall be sent forthwith to the clerk of  the  court  of
  appeals  by  the  clerk  of  the  office  where  the notice of appeal is
  required to be filed pursuant to this section.
3. Where leave to appeal  to  the  court  of  appeals  is  granted  by
  permission  of the appellate division, a copy of the order granting such
  permission to appeal shall be sent forthwith to the clerk of  the  court
  of appeals by the clerk of the appellate division.