DeAngelis v. Board of Education

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated July 17, 2000, as denied that branch of his motion which was for leave to serve a late notice of claim in connection with an injury he sustained on October 26, 1998.

*449Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

When deciding a motion for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the court must consider (1) whether the plaintiff has demonstrated a reasonable excuse for his or her failure to serve a timely notice…