Indictment and superior court information exclusive methods of prosecution

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.05, under Proceedings In Superior Court From Filing of Indictment to Plea.

N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 210.05

§ 210.05 Indictment and superior court information exclusive methods of prosecution. The only methods of prosecuting an offense in a superior court are by an indictment filed therewith by a grand jury or by a superior court information filed therewith by a district attorney.