Irizarry v. New York City Housing Authority

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Huttner, J.), dated May 28, 1997, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.

The plaintiff was injured when he was allegedly shot by unidentified assailants in the lobby of a building owned and maintained by the defendant New York City Housing Authority (hereinafter the NYCHA). The plaintiff alleges that the…