Motion practice in the court, including time provisions for the making and decision of motions, practice relating to show cause orders, and practice relating to motions before, during and after trial, shall be governed by the CPLR, except as this act otherwise provides. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent the court, if the parties consent, from entertaining any matter, which might be raised by formal motion, without a formal motion or at a time prior to the time when the formal motion would be heard.
N.Y. Uniform Justice Court § 1001