Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in the refusing to allow the plaintiffs to amend their ad damnum clause. The plaintiffs failed to make a proper showing as to the merits of their request and failed to provide an explanation for their delay in seeking the amendment (see, Century Resources Corp. v Weir, 134 A.D.2d 398).
We have considered the defendant's contention with respect to its motion to strike the note of issue and find it to be without merit. Thompson, J.P., Harwood, Rosenblatt and Eiber, JJ., concur.