What is the statute of limitations for a claim under Section 1983?

The statute of limitations for 1983 claims in New York is three years. Patterson v. County of Oneida, 375 F.3d 206, 225 (2d Cir. 2004). "While state law supplies the statute of limitations for claims under 1983, federal law determines when a federal claim accrues." Connolly v. McCall, 254 F.3d 36, 41 (2d Cir. 2001) (internal quotation mark omitted). Under federal law, a 1983 claim accrues when

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the plaintiff knows or has reason to know of the injury that constitutes the basis of his action. Pearl v. City of Long Beach, 296 F.3d 76, 80 (2d Cir. 2002). Syfert traces his injuries to a "mistake" made in the City's 1989 classification of his property, which was disclosed to him at the very latest in a 2009 letter. As a result, any claims Syfert may assert under 1983 are time barred.