ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
The plaintiffs failed to offer any proof that the door which allegedly injured the plaintiff Felice Brenner was defective or that the defendant New York City Board of Education (hereinafter the Board of Education) had notice of any alleged defect (see Aquila v. Nathan's Famous, 284 A.D.2d 287; Pacht v. International Bus. Machs., 228 A.D.2d 422). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly dismissed the cause of action asserted against the Board of Education, to recover damages for negligent maintenance of the door (see Fasolino v. Charming Stores, 77 N.Y.2d 847, 848; DiGiovanni v. Rausch, 226 A.D.2d 420).
The Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiffs' motion for leave to amend their complaint to include a negligence claim against the Board of Education based on the theory of respondeat superior (see Castagne v. Barouh, 249 A.D.2d 257; Felix v. Lettre, 204 A.D.2d 679, 680; Chainani v. Board of Educ. of City of N.Y., 201 A.D.2d 693, 696, affd 87 N.Y.2d 370; Mazzilli v. City of New York, 154 A.D.2d 355; DiMauro v. Metropolitan Suburban Bus Auth., 105 A.D.2d 236).
The plaintiffs' remaining contentions are without merit.
O'BRIEN, J.P., FRIEDMANN, McGINITY and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.