¶1OPINION OF THE COURT
¶2On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order af*970firmed, with costs, and certified question answered in the affirmative. The Appellate Division’s conclusions that the corporation evaded service and that plaintiffs counsel’s attempts to serve process were reasonable and diligent find support in the record.
¶3Concur: Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine, Ciparick and Wesley.