Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that licensing statutes are to be strictly construed, and that an unlicensed contractor forfeits the right to recover damages based either on breach of contract or on quantum meruit, as well as the right to foreclose on a mechanic's lien (see B & F Bldg. Corp. v Liebig,
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