Cruz v. City of New York

—In an action to recover *365damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bruno, J.), dated June 25, 1997, which granted the motion of the defendant City of New York to change the place of trial from Kings County to New York County.

Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, and the motion is denied.

On October 1, 1994, the appellant was allegedly injured in an accident occurring in New York County. The location of the accident was apparent to the respondent at least as early as March 10, 1995, when the appellant appeared for a hearing…