Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court properly denied his motion for leave to amend his answer. Generally, leave to amend pleadings is freely granted (see CPLR 3025 [b]). However, the decision to grant or deny leave to amend is committed to the discretion of the Supreme Court (see Mayers v D'Agostino,
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