§ 175-b. Violations; remedies. The commissioner may institute such action at law or in equity as may be necessary to enforce compliance with any provision of this article or of any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder and in addition to any other remedy prescribed in article three of this chapter or otherwise may apply for relief by injunction if necessary to protect the public interest or abate a nuisance as defined in this article without alleging or proving that an adequate remedy at law does not exist. Such application may be made to the supreme court in any district or county as provided civil practice law and rules and the rules of practice of the court, or to the supreme court in the third judicial district.