The civil court of the city of New York is hereby established as a single city-wide court, as provided by sections one and fifteen of article six of the constitution; it shall be a part of the unified court system for the state, and a court of record with such power and jurisdiction as are herein or elsewhere provided by law. The court in each county of the city shall have an official seal on which shall be engraved the arms of the state, the name of the court, and the county.
N.Y. New York City Civil Court Law § 102