Zapata v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Julia I. Rodriguez, J.), entered December 18, 2012, which granted plaintiffs motion for leave to file a late notice of claim against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and the motion denied.

In this action for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff when he was assaulted on premises owned by defendant NYCHA, plaintiff failed to establish that defendant had actual notice of the essential facts of the claim within 90 days after the claim arose or a reasonable time thereafter or…