Section 1777. Actions against or by the authority

1. In an action against
  the  authority  founded  upon  tort,  the  complaint  shall  contain  an
  allegation  that at least sixty days has elapsed since the demand, claim
  or claims upon which  the  action  is  founded  were  presented  to  the
  authority  and  to  its secretary or to its chief executive officer, and
  that the authority has neglected or refused to  make  an  adjustment  or
  payment thereof for sixty days after the presentment.
    2.  Except  in  an action for wrongful death, in a case founded upon a
  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  an  officer,  appointee  or  employee  thereof,  and  the
  provisions  of section fifty-e of the general municipal law shall govern
  the giving of such notice. No action shall be commenced  more  than  one
  year after the cause of action therefor shall have accrued, except in an
  action  for  wrongful death, which shall be commenced in accordance with
  the notice of claim and time limitation provisions of  title  eleven  of
  article nine of this chapter.