Appeal from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County (Lila Gold, J.), entered July 10, 2008, deemed from a judgment of the same court entered November 12, 2008 (CPLR 5520 [c]). The judgment, entered upon defendant's default in appearing and answering, awarded plaintiff the principal sum of $1,203.29. The appeal from the judgment brings up for review the order entered July 10, 2008, which denied defendant's motion seeking, in effect, to open a default and to restore the matter to the trial calendar.

ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed without costs.

A defendant seeking to open a default on the ground that the default was excusable is required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a meritorious defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v A.C. Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138 [1986]). While the record demonstrates that defendant offered a reasonable excuse for defaulting, the affidavit in support of the motion merely intones that a defense exists. Since defendant has not established a meritorious defense to the action, her motion to open the default was properly denied. Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.

Pesce, P.J., Weston and Steinhardt, JJ., concur.
Decision Date: April 02, 2010