New York Laws
Article 2 - Escheat of Real Property
213 - Condemnation Awards as Interest in Real Property.

ยง 213. Condemnation awards as interest in real property. An interest
in real property escheated to the state shall for the purposes of this
article, be deemed to include any and all awards heretofore or hereafter
made in condemnation proceedings against such escheated lands and all
the provisions of this article shall apply to the release and assignment
of such awards with the same force and effect as to the release and
conveyance of an interest in real property.