Stoloyvitskaya v. Dennis Boardwalk, LLC
Opinion of the Court
“Administrative Code of the City of New York § 7-210, which became effective September 14, 2003, shifted tort liability for injuries arising from a defective sidewalk from the City of New York to the abutting property owner” (Pevzner v 1397 E. 2nd, LLC, 96 AD3d 921, 922 [2012]; see Vucetovic v Epsom Downs, Inc., 10 NY3d 517 [2008]; Fusco v City of New York, 71 AD3d 1083, 1084 [2010]). “[T]he language of section 7-210 mirrors the duties and obligations of property owners with regard to sidewalks set forth in Administrative Code sections 19-152 and 16-123” (Vucetovic v Epsom Downs, Inc., 10 NY3d at 521 [internal quotation marks omitted]; see Harakidas v City of New York, 86 AD3d 624, 626 [2011]). Although section 7-210 of the Administrative Code does not define the term “sidewalk,” section 19-101 (d) of the Administrative Code describes a sidewalk as “that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, but not including the curb, intended for the use of pedestrians.” The boardwalk at issue did not abut a roadway, and Dennis established, prima facie, that the subject boardwalk was not a sidewalk within the meaning of section 7-210 of the Administrative Code.
The plaintiffs’ remaining contentions are improperly raised for the first time on appeal. Mastro, J.P., Dickerson, Lott and Austin, JJ., concur.
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