Congdon, Flaherty, O'Callaghan, Reid, Donlon, Travis & Fishlinger, Uniondale (Gregory A. Cascino of counsel), for appellant.
Lipsitz, Greene, Scime, Cambria, LLP, Buffalo (John A. Collins of counsel), for respondent.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order affirmed, with costs. The courts below did not abuse their discretion in granting claimant's application to file and serve a late notice of claim ( see Williams v. Nassau County Med. Ctr., 6 N.Y.3d 531, 814 N.Y.S.2d 580, 847 N.E.2d 1154 [2006] ).
Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges GRAFFEO, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT, RIVERA and ABDUS–SALAAM concur.