Before: Hall and Livingston, C.JJ, and Chin, D.J.*

Decided: March 4, 2010

JAMES M. WICKS, Farrell Fritz, P.C., Uniondale, New York (George C. Pratt, Hillary A. Frommer, Farrell Fritz P.C., James F. Simermeyer, Law Offices of James F. Simermeyer, P.C., on the brief), for Defendants-Appellants Monique’s Smoke Shop, Inc., Ernestine Watkins, Wayne Harris, Red Dot & Feather Smoke Shop, Inc., Raymond Hart, Smoking Arrow Smoke Shop, Denise Paschall, TDM Discount Cigarettes, and Thomasina Mack.

DANIEL NOBLE, Law Office of Daniel Noble, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellants Peace Pipe Smoke Shop, Rodney Morrison and Charolette Morrison s/h/a Charlotte Morrison.

RICHARD LEVITT, Levitt & Kaizer, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellant Wayne Harris.

VICTORIA SCALZO, New York, New York (Stephen J. McGrath and Eric Proshansky, on the brief), for Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, for Plaintiff-Appellee.