Garcia v. New York City Housing Authority

In a proceeding, inter alia, pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) for leave to serve a late notice of claim, the New York City Housing Authority appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Graci, J.), dated April 4, 1991, as granted the petitioner leave to serve a late notice of claim.

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

General Municipal Law § 50-e (5) allows courts to consider all relevant factors and to exercise considerable discretion in determining whether to permit service of a late notice of claim (see, Matter of…