Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 9, 2012 (Quinones v. New York City Housing Authority)

*474The hearing officer’s determination that petitioners failed to establish a reasonable excuse for their default (see Matter of Cherry v New York City Hous. Auth., 67 AD3d 438, 439 [1st Dept 2009]; Matter of Daniels v Popolizio, 171 AD2d 596, 597 [1st Dept 1991]) has a rational basis in the record and is not arbitrary and capricious (see Matter of Pell v Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist.