Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In order to vacate its default in answering the complaint, the defendant Galaxy Assets Corp. (hereinafter the appellant) was required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for its failure to serve an answer and a potentially meritorious defense (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Forward Door of N.Y., Inc. v Forlader,
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