DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the action is dismissed.
The Supreme Court erred in denying the appellant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3012(b) to dismiss the action. The plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the delay, and the affidavit of merit did not establish a meritorious cause of action (see CPLR 3012[d]; Snyder v. Blinder, 230 A.D.2d 728; Gibson v. Victory Mem. Hosp., 221 A.D.2d 503).
FEUERSTEIN, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, H. MILLER and RIVERA, JJ., concur.