Civil Practice Law And Rules § 311. Personal service upon a corporation or governmental subdivision., NY CLS CPLR § 311
Summary
(a) Personal service upon a corporation or governmental subdivision shall be made by delivering the summons as follows:
1. upon any domestic or foreign corporation, to an officer, director, managing or general agent, or cashier or assistant cashier or to any other agent authorized by appointment or by law to receive service. A business corporation may also be served pursuant to section three hundred six or section three hundred seven of the business corporation law. A not-for-profit corporation may also be served pursuant to section three hundred six or section three hundred seven of the not-for-profit corporation law;
2. upon the city of New York, to the corporation counsel or to any person designated to receive process in a writing filed in the office of the clerk of New York county;