Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Licensing statutes are to be strictly construed, and an unlicensed home improvement contractor cannot recover for services rendered either on the contract or in quantum meruit (see Administrative Code of City of NY § 20-387; B & F Bldg. Corp. v Liebig,
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