HALLAHAN v. CITY OF NEW YORK

2021-03067. Index No. 158255/17.

208 A.D.3d 459 (2022)

171 N.Y.S.3d 360

2022 NY Slip Op 04791

Gerard Hallahan, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided August 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lipsig, Shapey, Manus & Moverman, P.C. ( Alan M. Shapey and Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, LLP, New York, NY [ Brian J. Isaac ], of counsel), for appellant.

Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix , Corporation Counsel, New York, NY ( Jeremy W. Shweder and Kate Fletcher of counsel), for respondents.

Duffy, J.P., Brathwaite Nelson, Iannacci and Miller, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff allegedly tripped and fell while attempting to step over a velvet rope strung across a staircase located in the lobby of the courthouse at the Appellate Division, First Department (hereinafter the courthouse). The courthouse is owned and maintained by the defendants.

The plaintiff subsequently commenced this action against the defendants to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendants moved...

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