Carroll v. City of New York

Dillion, J.R,

dissents, and votes to affirm the order, with the following memorandum: I respectfully dissent and vote to affirm the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint insofar as asserted against the New York City Housing Authority (hereinafter NYCHA).

As noted by my colleagues in the majority, General Municipal Law § 50-e (3) (b) requires that notices of claim be “properly addressed” to the intended municipal corporation. Further, General Municipal Law § 50-e (3) (a) requires that the notice of claim be “to the person designated by law as one to whom a summons in an action .…