Alexis v. City of New York

— Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Geoffrey D. Wright, J.), entered April 19, 2012, which, upon reargument, granted defendant City of New York’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as against it, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, and the motion denied.

Plaintiff tripped and fell on a snow-covered sidewalk abutting a property owned by the City. Contrary to the motion court’s conclusion, the City, as owner of the abutting property, which is not a building within the exception for one-to-three family residential properties, owed plaintiff a nondelegable duty…