Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Where the basis of liability in a case such as this is a claim that the landlord failed to protect one tenant from the aggression of another tenant, it must first be established that the landlord had the ability and a reasonable opportunity to control the aggressor. Additionally, it must be established that the harm complained of was foreseeable (see, Firpi v New York City Hous. Auth.,
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