Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
"`The purpose of the notice of claim requirement [General Municipal Law § 50-e] is to afford the municipal corporation adequate opportunity to investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident and explore the merits of the claim while the information is likely to be available'" (Yankana v City of New York,
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