Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for a hearing on the issue of whether there was physical contact between the respondent's vehicle and the alleged "hit-and-run" vehicle.
Physical contact is a prerequisite to the applicability of the uninsured motorist endorsement in the insured's policy (see Insurance Law § 5217; Matter of Great N. Ins. Co. v Ballinger,
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