New York Laws
Article 100 - Commencement of Action in Local Criminal Court or Youth Part of a Superior Court--Accusatory Instruments
100.15 - Information, Misdemeanor Complaint and Felony Complaint; Form and Content.

(a) the accusatory part of the instrument must designate the offense
as an armed felony, and (b) the factual part of the instrument must
allege facts of an evidentiary character supporting or tending to
support such designation.