Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that Administrative Code of City of New York § 7-201 (c) (2) requires a plaintiff to plead and prove that the City had prior notice of a defect in any "street, highway * * * [or] sidewalk" unless it can be demonstrated that the City was affirmatively negligent in causing or creating the defective condition (see, Miller v City of New York,
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