You can use this Levelset resource, Search Contractors, to find a specific contractor in a specific state or city. You may find contractors in New York and how they pay their customers. The page includes ratings and reviews of New York contractors, their lien and payment warning history, and a contractors level of risk of slow payment relative to other contractors in New York.
This page will likely reveal a contractor on a project you are interested in and whether any liens filed. In addition, you can read about what other contractors and suppliers said about a specific contractor and their experience getting paid for the work they did.