Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The infant plaintiff was injured while playing near an abandoned scooter located on a vacant lot owned by the City of New York. Another infant playing at the lot placed a lighted match inside the gas tank of the scooter causing an explosion that resulted in the infant plaintiff's injuries.
The City demonstrated its prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see Alvarez v Prospect Hosp.,
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