It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Contrary to defendant's contention, the Court of Claims did not abuse its discretion in granting claimant's application for leave to serve a late notice of claim pursuant to General Municipal Law § 50-e (5). "The court is vested with broad discretion to grant or deny [such an] application" (Wetzel Servs. Corp. v Town of Amherst,
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