If the plaintiff is not in possession of the chattel, a warrant may be granted by the court, or a judge thereof, commanding the sheriff, or such enforcement officer as is provided by law to execute the mandates of the particular court, to seize the chattel and safely keep it to abide the final judgment in the action. The provisions of the civil practice law and rules, and the provisions of the court act of the particular court, relating to an order of attachment shall apply to such warrant of seizure, and to the proceedings to procure it, and after it has been issued, except as otherwise expressly prescribed in this article.
New York Legal Code