The remedy herein provided for the recovery of the amount due the purchaser by action and foreclosure shall be in addition to all other remedies allowed by law with regard to certificates of sale and tax deeds, and shall not be dependent upon them, or any of them; provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall be held to revive or validate any claim or demand, the enforcement of which otherwise is barred by lapse of time
N.Y. Suffolk County Tax Act § 59