Summary judgment was properly denied where the deposition testimony of appellant's own employee established that both he and a co-employee conducted snow removal operations on the sidewalk in front of the store on days when it snowed immediately prior to plaintiff's fall, including the morning of the accident. Defendant failed to demonstrate entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, as material issues of fact exist as to whether defendant's snow removal prior to plaintiff's fall created a dangerous condition or increased the natural hazard ( see, Glick v City of New York, 139 A.D.2d 402).
Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Rubin, Kupferman, Asch and Williams, JJ.