§ 5406. Optional procedure. The right of a judgment creditor to proceed by an action on the judgment or a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint, instead of proceeding under this article, remains unimpaired.
Optional procedure
N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 5406, under Enforcement of Judgments Entitled to Full Faith and Credit Summary of Article.
N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Law § 5406