Abramowitz v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stall-man, J.), entered July 27, 2006, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted the motions by defendants HWH 71, Beardslee and Corper for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant property owners made a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting evidence that they had not created the raised sidewalk flag, used the sidewalk for a special purpose, or conducted any ice or snow removal that might have increased a natural…