CPLR § 6301

To be entitled to a preliminary injunction, the moving party has the
burden of demonstrating (1) a likelihood of success on the merits, (2)
irreparable injury absent granting the preliminary injunction, and (3)
a balancing of the equities in the movant's favor (see CPLR 6301; Aetna Ins. Co. v Capasso, 75 NY2d 860, 862; Coinmach Corp. v Alley Pond Owners Corp., 25 AD3d 642,
643). The purpose of a preliminary injunction is to maintain the status
quo and prevent the dissipation of property that could render a
judgment ineffectual (see Ruiz v Meloney, 26 AD3d 485, 486; Ying Fung Moy v Hohi Umeki, 10 AD3d 604). The decision to grant or deny a preliminary injunction rests in the sound discretion of the Supreme Court (see Ruiz v Meloney, 26 AD3d at 486).

Here, the plaintiff failed to meet his burden of demonstrating
that he would suffer irreparable injury if the preliminary injunction
were not granted (see Automated Waste Disposal, Inc. v Mid-Hudson Waste, Inc., 50 AD3d 1072, 1073; Khan v State Univ. of N.Y. Health Science Ctr. at Brooklyn, 271 AD2d 656, 657; Neos v Lacey, 291 AD2d 434, 435; Kurzban & Son v Board of Educ. of City of N.Y., 129 AD2d 756, 757). Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied his cross [*2]motion for a preliminary injunction.