Section 60. Petition for change of name

A petition for leave to assume
  another name may be made by a resident of the state to the county  court
  of  the  county  or the supreme court in the county in which he resides,
  or, if he resides in the city of New York, either to the  supreme  court
  or  to  any  branch  of  the civil court of the city of New York, in any
  county of the city of New York. The petition to change the  name  of  an
  infant  may  be made by the infant through his next friend, or by either
  of his parents, or by his general guardian, or by the  guardian  of  his
  person.