§ 175-b. Violations; remedies. The commissioner may institute such
action at law or in equity as may be necessary to enforce compliance
with any provision of this article or of any rule or regulation
promulgated thereunder and in addition to any other remedy prescribed in
article three of this chapter or otherwise may apply for relief by
injunction if necessary to protect the public interest or abate a
nuisance as defined in this article without alleging or proving that an
adequate remedy at law does not exist. Such application may be made to
the supreme court in any district or county as provided civil practice
law and rules and the rules of practice of the court, or to the supreme
court in the third judicial district.