Supreme Court properly determined that plaintiff did not establish that personal service could not be made with due diligence by personal delivery before effecting service pursuant to CPLR 308 (4). While a process server's affidavit evidencing three attempts at personal service over a period of time may satisfy the plaintiff's prima facie burden in some circumstances (see e.g. Ayala v Bassett,
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