Contrary to plaintiffs' assertion, at the time and place in question, the police were engaged in the regulation of traffic, a police function, and were therefore acting in a governmental, as opposed to proprietary, capacity (see, Parsons v City of New York, 248 App Div 825, affd 273 N.Y. 547; see also, Kamnitzer v City of New York, 265 App Div 636). Indeed, it is the plaintiffs' argument that the police were negligent in not re-routing traffic...
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