Williams v. New York City Housing Authority

The elderly plaintiff, a 75 year old woman residing in one of defendant’s projects in Bronx County, fractured her knee when she fell on a concrete, exterior ramp leading to the laundry room at 380-2 E. 143rd Street. After employees of the defendant Housing Authority responded to the scene and interviewed plaintiff, she was transported by ambulance to Lincoln Hospital for treatment. An accident report was filed by the defendant’s employees shortly thereafter. A timely notice of claim was filed February 3, 1989, which simply stated that plaintiff fell on the ramp due to a "dangerous and…