Opinion
06-06-2017
Rafaela FONTECCHIO, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. BRONX 656 FOOD CORP., et al., Defendants–Appellants, John Catsimatidis, et al., Defendants–Respondents.
McAndrew, Conboy & Prisco, LLP, Melville (Michael J. Prisco of counsel), for appellants. Office of Nicholas C. Katsoris, New York (James Schmitz of counsel), for John Catsimatidis and Apple Group, respondents. Millilo & Grossman, Flushing (Francesco J. Pomara of counsel), for Rafaela Fontecchio, respondent.
McAndrew, Conboy & Prisco, LLP, Melville (Michael J. Prisco of counsel), for appellants.
Office of Nicholas C. Katsoris, New York (James Schmitz of counsel), for John Catsimatidis and Apple Group, respondents.
Millilo & Grossman, Flushing (Francesco J. Pomara of counsel), for Rafaela Fontecchio, respondent.
RENWICK, J.P., RICHTER, FEINMAN, GISCHE, KAHN, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Sharon A.M. Aarons, J.), entered on or about July 28, 2016, which, to the extent appealed from, denied defendants Bronx 656 Food Corp. and Fine Fare Supermarket's (together, Fine Fare) motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and all cross claims against them, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The lease between Fine Fare and the owner of the shopping center does not explicitly state that Fine Fare was responsible for maintaining the parking lot in which plaintiff alleges she was injured after stepping into a hole. However, it does make Fine Fare responsible for "appurtenances" to the demised premises (see Second on Second Café, Inc. v. Hing Sing Trading, Inc., 66 A.D.3d 255, 267, 884 N.Y.S.2d 353 [1st Dept.2009] ). On this record, an issue of fact exists as to whether the parking lot was an "appurtenance."