Public body or officer described by official title

N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 1023, under Parties Generally.

N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 1023

§ 1023. Public body or officer described by official title. When a public officer, body, board, commission or other public agency may sue or be sued in its official capacity, it may be designated by its official title, subject to the power of the court to require names to be added.