Lanhan v. City of New York

*679The plaintiff allegedly was injured when he stepped into a hole in a curb and/or a sidewalk, abutting the business property of the defendant Coyle Properties, Inc. (hereinafter Coyle). The plaintiff alleged, in his notice of claim and bill of particulars, that the defective condition which caused his fall was located on a “sidewalk/curb.” Coyle moved for summary judgment on the ground that the defect was on the curb, and not on the sidewalk.

Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-210 (a) states that “[i]t shall be the duty of the owner of real property abutting any sidewalk,…