The action of the commissioner in refusing to grant or renew a license, or in revoking or suspending a license, or in conditioning or limiting the granting or renewal of a license, may be reviewed in the manner provided by article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules, and the decision of the commissioner shall be final unless within thirty days from the date of service thereof upon the party affected thereby a court proceeding is instituted to review such action. The pleadings upon which such review proceeding is instituted shall be served upon the commissioner or upon an assistant commissioner, personally, in the manner provided for the personal service of a summons in an action unless a different manner of service is provided in an order to show cause granted by the supreme court.
New York Legal Code