§ 504. Actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school
districts and district corporations. Notwithstanding the provisions of
any charter heretofore granted by the state and subject to the
provisions of subdivision (b) of section 506, the place of trial of all
actions against counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and
district corporations or any of their officers, boards or departments
shall be, for:

1. a county, in such county;

2. a city, except the city of New York, town, village, school district
or district corporation, in the county in which such city, town,
village, school district or district corporation is situated, or if such
school district or district corporation is situated in more than one
county, in either county; and

3. the city of New York, in the county within the city in which the
cause of action arose, or if it arose outside of the city, in the county
of New York.