Before Kearse, Cabranes, and Straub, C.JJ.

Decided Dec. 11, 2009

THOMAS P. PUCCIO (Michael T. Murray, on the brief), New York, NY, for plaintiffs-appellants.

JANE L. GORDON (Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, and Edward F.X. Hart and Alan M. Schlesinger, of Counsel, on the brief), New York, NY, for defendants-appellees.