Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
"It is the obligation of the appellant to assemble a proper record on appeal" ( Matison v County of Nassau, 290 AD2d 494, 495; see Milowski v Michael, 69 AD3d 909; Nakyeoung Seoung v Vicuna, 38 AD3d 734, 735; Singh v Getty Petroleum Corp., 275 AD2d 740). Here, the appellant failed to include in the record on appeal a copy of the trial transcript. Since, under the circumstances, the record is inadequate to enable this Court to render an informed decision on the merits, the appeal must be dismissed ( see Milowski v Michael, 69 AD3d at 909; Robertson v United Equities, Inc., 61 AD3d 838, 839; Nakyeoung Seoung v Vicuna, 38 AD3d at 735; Gerhardt v New York City Tr. Auth., 8 AD3d 427, 427-428; Matison v County of Nassau, 290 AD2d at 495; Lowry v Suffolk County Water Auth., 287 AD2d 551, 552).