§ 2416. Actions. In any case founded upon tort a notice of claim shall
be required as a condition precedent to the commencement of an action or
special proceeding against the agency or any officer, appointee or
employee thereof, and the provisions of section fifty-e of the general
municipal law shall govern the giving of such notice.

Except in an action for wrongful death, no action shall be commenced
(a) prior to the expiration of thirty days from the date on which the
demand, claim or claims upon which the action is founded were presented
to a director of the agency or other officer thereof designated for such
purpose nor (b) more than one year and ninety days after the cause of
action therefor shall have accrued. An action against the agency for
wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the notice of claim
and time limitation provisions of title eleven of article nine of this
chapter.