§ 2203. Cases in abolished courts carried over. All actions and
proceedings pending in the city court of the city of New York or the
municipal court of the city of New York at the time this act takes
effect shall be deemed pending in this court and shall be governed by
the following subdivisions of this section.

(a) Transfer to this court.

(1) If the action or proceeding was pending in the city court of the
city of New York, it shall be transferred to this court in the county in
which it was pending in the city court.

(2) If the action or proceeding was pending in the municipal court of
the city of New York, it shall be transferred to this court in the
county embracing the district in which it was pending in the municipal
court.

(b) No such action or proceeding, or appeal taken therein, shall abate
by virtue of the abolition of said courts.

(c) For the purpose of the disposition of such actions and proceedings
only, the jurisdiction of this court shall be deemed:

(1) expanded to that of the abolished court whenever necessary to
sustain the jurisdiction of this court over such action or proceeding if
the abolished court had jurisdiction of the same; and

(2) contracted to that of the abolished court so as to prevent this
court from giving relief of such nature or in such amount as could not
be given by the abolished court.

(d) Except as provided for in the foregoing, practice and procedure in
such actions and proceedings shall be as if the same were instituted in
this court after the effective date of this act. But if the court shall
find that a practice or procedure available in the abolished court, but
unavailable under this act, is necessary to the disposition of such
action or proceeding, the court may permit recourse to or completion of
the same.