Weason v. Permanent Mission of Romania to the UN

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

Defendants Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations and Romania have moved for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff Weason’s action seeking damages for personal injuries (CPLR 3212 [b]). Weason claims that she was injured on May 31, 2010 when she tripped on a hole in the sidewalk in front of defendant Mission at 573-577 Third Avenue, New York County, causing her to fall. She further claims that defendants, as the owners of the abutting building, are liable to her because under Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-210 they bore a…