An execution, including an income execution, upon a judgment may be issued by the judgment-creditor's attorney or, if he does not appear by attorney, by the clerk of the court in the county where the judgment was entered. It shall be issued within the time prescribed by law applicable in the supreme court.
A "judgment", as used in this article, shall be deemed to include an order directing the payment of money.
N.Y. New York City Civil Court Law § 1501