§ 1984. Actions. In any case founded upon tort a notice of claim shall
be required as a condition precedent to the commencement of an action or
special proceeding against the authority or any officer, appointee or
employee thereof, and the provisions of section fifty-e of the general
municipal law shall govern the giving of such notice. An action against
the authority for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with
the notice of claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven of
article nine of this chapter. Except in an action for wrongful death, an
action against the authority for damages for injuries to real or
personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal
injuries, alleged to have been sustained, shall not be commenced more
than one year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall
have accrued.