Waterside Tenants Ass'n v. Waterside Redevelopment Co.

*493Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Tompkins, J.), entered on or about October 23, 1992, granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

To successfully oppose defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs action for failure to timely serve a complaint, plaintiff must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for its delay and establish the meritorious nature of its claim (Young v Bassett Hosp., 190 AD2d 905). Here, plaintiff has failed to meet its burden. Plaintiffs complaint, seeking reformation of a contract, was properly…