An appeal having been taken to this Court by the above-named appellant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County (Laura A. Ward, J.), rendered June 12, 2017, said appeal having been argued by counsel for the respective parties, due deliberation having been had thereon, and a decision and order of this Court having been entered on June 14, 2018, holding the appeal in abeyance (162 AD3d 506 [2018]), and upon the motion of the defendant to withdraw the appeal, the motion is granted and it is unanimously ordered that the said appeal is deemed withdrawn. Concur—Renwick, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Singh, JJ.