Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly concluded that the defendant's unconditional tender of the judgment amount stopped the running of postjudgment interest pursuant to CPLR 5003 (see, Pellegrino v. State of New York, 133 Misc.2d 888, affd 139 A.D.2d 502; cf., Martin v. Tafflock, 166 A.D.2d 635; Juracka v Ferrara, 120 A.D.2d 822; Pollock v. Collipp, 138 A.D.2d 584; see also, 5 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N Y Civ Prac ¶ 5003.01). Thompson, J.P., Ritter, Santucci and Joy, JJ., concur.