Pwangsunthie v. Marco Realty Associates, L.P.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr., J.), entered on or about September 11, 2014, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted the motion of defendant Dr. Jay’s, Inc. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff was injured when she lost her balance while descending the first of two steps leading down from the mezzanine area to the main floor of defendant Dr. Jay’s store. Although plaintiff reached for a handrail to prevent her from falling, the stairs did not have handrails.

The motion…