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SHAMIQUA M. CUFFEY, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, DEBORAH R. CUFFEY, et al., Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Respondent.

The motion court properly dismissed plaintiffs' complaint in light of plaintiffs' failure to raise a triable issue as to whether defendant had prior written notice, pursuant to Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-201 (c) (2), of the sidewalk defect alleged to have caused the infant plaintiff's harm ( see, Curci v. City of New York, 209 A.D.2d 574, 574-575). The alleged curb and/or sewer cap defect does not appear on the relevant map prepared by the Big Apple Pothole and Sidewalk Corporation relied upon by plaintiffs to establish that defendant was afforded the requisite notice. We note in addition that while prior written notice is not a condition of municipal liability where a plaintiff is able to demonstrate that the City caused or created the alleged defect, here plaintiff has presented no evidence to sustain such a theory ( compare, Cruz v. City of New York, 218 A.D.2d 546).

Concur — Nardelli, J. P., Rubin, Tom and Andrias, JJ.

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CUFFEY v. CITY OF NEW YORK
(Nov 17, 1998)