While plaintiff does not challenge the fact that the metal plate over which she allegedly tripped was no more than one-half inch higher than the floor, "[t]here is no rule that a hole in a public thoroughfare must under all circumstances be of a particular depth before its existence can give rise to a legal liability" ( Wilson v. Jaybro Realty Dev. Co., 289 N.Y. 410, 412). Upon the present record, we cannot say as a matter of law that this projection had "none of the characteristics of a trap or a snare" ( Morales v. Riverbay Corp., 226 A.D.2d 271).
Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Nardelli, Rubin and Williams, JJ.