No civil action shall be maintained against
the Village of Croton-on-Hudson for damages or injuries to person
or property sustained in consequence of any street, highway, bridge,
culvert, sidewalk or crosswalk being defective, out of repair, unsafe,
dangerous or obstructed or for damages or injuries to person or property
sustained solely in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon
any sidewalk, crosswalk, street, highway, bridge or culvert unless
written notice of the defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition
or of the existence of the snow or ice, relating to the particular
place, was actually given to the Village Clerk and there was a failure
or neglect within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice
to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of
or to cause the snow or ice to be removed or the place to be otherwise
made reasonably safe.