https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2006/estates-powers-trusts/ept04-1.1_4-1.1.html?
§ 4-1.1 Descent and distribution of a decedent's estate
The property of a decedent not disposed of by will shall be
distributed as provided in this section. In computing said distribution,
debts, administration expenses and reasonable funeral expenses shall be
deducted but all estate taxes shall be disregarded, except that nothing
contained herein relieves a distributee from contributing to all such
taxes the amounts apportioned against him or her under 2-1.8.
Distribution shall then be as follows:
(a) If a decedent is survived by:
(1) A spouse and issue, fifty thousand dollars and one-half of the
residue to the spouse, and the balance thereof to the issue by
representation.
(2) A spouse and no issue, the whole to the spouse.
(3) Issue and no spouse, the whole to the issue, by representation. (如果子辈先于死者死，孙辈可以代位继承。)
(4) One or both parents, and no spouse and no issue, the whole to the
surviving parent or parents.
(5) Issue of parents, and no spouse, issue or parent, the whole to the
issue of the parents, by representation. (如果侄子辈先于死者死，侄孙辈可以代位继承)
"by representation" = 代位继承
