Quarto v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Robert J. Miller, J.

Plaintiff Debra Quarto moves, pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e, for an order granting her leave to file a late notice of claim against the City of New York and the New York City Department of Education (collectively the City) for claims of negligence.

The instant case arises out of a trip and fall on a sidewalk outside of a school building, I.S. 303, located at 501 West Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, on November 13, 2006. The plaintiff fractured her right ankle after tripping on a raised portion of the sidewalk. On November 14, 2006, and on January…