Parties may appropriately place the issue of jurisdiction before the arbitrator (Matter of Kelley [Bauer], 240 N.Y. 74, 79), and the merits of the arbitrator's determination are subject only to limited judicial review (Integrated Sales v Maxell Corp., 94 A.D.2d 221). In any event, respondent did not timely move to stay arbitration and thus waived the issue of jurisdiction (see, CPLR 7503; Matter of Sussco Exterior Sys. v Hercules Constr. Corp., 120 A.D.2d 532, 533, lv denied 68 N.Y.2d 610).
Concur — Carro, J.P., Ellerin, Kupferman, Kassal and Rubin, JJ.