The trial court properly set aside the verdict against the City for lack of legally sufficient evidence that the street defect that caused plaintiff to trip and fall was created by an affirmative act of negligence by the City, such that the Pothole Law's written notice requirement (Administrative Code of City of NY § 7-201 [c] [2]) was rendered inapplicable (see Amabile v City of Buffalo,
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