Crawford v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen A. Rakower, J.), entered March 16, 2007, which, to the extent appealed from, denied defendant Petrocelli’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and cross claims against it, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

The complaint alleges that on March 31, 2003, at ap*463proximately 12:30 p.m., plaintiff Crawford was standing on the corner of East Broadway and Catherine Street in Manhattan when, without warning, a traffic signal pole fell over and struck…