Stairs leading from sidewalk trapdoors to basements, common throughout New York City, are not “interior stairs” under the city’s building code, a Bronx state judge has ruled, dismissing a lawsuit against an Upper West Side landlord by a man whose hand was caught in a conveyor belt that obstructed a deli’s trapdoor stairway.
Supreme Court Justice Sharon Aarons (See Profile) held in her Nov. 26 order in Bautista v. 85th Columbus Corp., 302391/10, that the stairs were not a necessary exit from the building, making it legal to obstruct them with a conveyor belt in order to unload merchandise.
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