DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the appeal by the defendant Jerome Williams is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, as he is not aggrieved by the order appealed from (see, CPLR 5511); and it is further,
ORDERED that the order is affirmed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the plaintiffs are awarded one bill of costs.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in granting the plaintiffs an extension of time to serve the summons and complaint upon the defendant New York City Transit Authority (hereinafter the Transit Authority) in the interest of justice pursuant to CPLR 306-b (see, Leader v. Maroney, Ponzini Spencer, 276 A.D.2d 194; Scarabaggio v. Olympia York Estates Co., 278 A.D.2d 476 [2d Dept., Dec. 26, 2000]; Busler v. Corbett, 259 A.D.2d 13). While the action was timely commenced, the plaintiffs' claims would be extinguished without an extension since the Statute of Limitations has expired. Further, the Transit Authority received actual notice of the claim approximately two months after accrual and did not demonstrate any prejudice attributable to the delay in service (see, Leader v. Maroney, Ponzini Spencer, supra; Scarabaggio v. Olympia York Estates Co., supra; Busler v. Corbett, supra).