Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the verdict is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a trial on the issue of damages.
The plaintiff, Anthony Ciervo, was employed by the Department of Sanitation of the defendant City of New York, and was injured when he stepped into a hole in the sidewalk while collecting garbage. At the conclusion of the liability phase of the trial, the jury found, inter alia...
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