No civil action shall be maintained against the Incorporated
Village of East Hampton for injuries or damages to person or property sustained
by reason of any defect whatsoever in its traffic signs, highway signs, markings,
lights, lightpoles, devices, sidewalks, walkways, steps, stairways, footpaths
or bicycle pathways or for injuries or damages to person or property sustained
by reason of any defect in its traffic signs, highway signs, markings, lights,
lightpoles or devices, sidewalks, walkways, steps, stairways, footpaths or
bicycle pathways in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any of
its traffic signs, sidewalks, walkways, steps, stairways, footpaths or bicycle
pathways unless said traffic signs, highway signs, markings, lights, lightpoles
or devices, sidewalks, walkways, footpaths or bicycle pathways, no matter
where situated, have been constructed or are maintained by the Village pursuant
to statute and written notice of said defect causing the injuries or damages
was actually given to the East Hampton Village Administrator, nor shall any
action be maintained for injuries or damages to person or property sustained
by reason of any defect or in consequence of the existence of snow or ice
unless written notice thereof, specifying the particular place, location and
condition was actually given to the East Hampton Village Administrator and
there was a failure or neglect to cause the particular defect to be remedied
or the snow or ice to be removed or to make the place otherwise reasonably
safe within a reasonable time after the receipt of due notice.