Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York June 10, 1996 (Dowson v. Forest Park Ass'n of Greenwood Lake, New York, Inc.)

*471The proponent of a summary judgment motion "must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, tendering sufficient evidence to demonstrate the absence of any material issues of fact” (Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324; Carroll v St. Anthony’s High School, 226 AD2d 415).