Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
At issue here is whether the appellants, as abutting landowners, may be held liable for a defect in a public sidewalk. The evidence in the record presents an issue of fact as to whether the defect occurred in a portion of the sidewalk which was used by the appellants and their predecessors-in-interest as a driveway. A driveway constitutes a special use (see Tedeschi v KMK Realty Corp.,
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