Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.
It was not error to grant the plaintiff's cross motion for leave to serve an amended complaint. The purpose of the requirement of a notice of claim is to afford a public corporation an adequate opportunity to investigate the occurrence and explore the merits of the claim while the information is still readily available (see, O'Brien v City of Syracuse,
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