$\mathbb{E} \left(|N| \choose k \right)$ at a given time $t$ when $N$ is a unit rate Poisson Point Process, for a fixed positive integer $k$

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$|N|$ is the number of points of the unit rate Poisson point process up to time $t$. At time $t$, $|N| \sim Poisson(t)$. Therefore, $$ \begin{split} \mathbb{E} \left(|N| \choose k \right) &= \sum_{i=0}^\infty {i \choose k} \mathbb{P}(N = i) \\ &= \sum_{i=k}^\infty{i \choose k} \mathbb{P}(N = i) \\ &= \sum_{i=k}^\infty{i \choose k} \frac{e^{-t} t^i}{i!}\\ &=e^{-t} {1\over k!} t^k\sum_{i=k}^\infty \frac{t^{i-k}}{(i-k)!} \\ &= e^{-t} {1\over k!} t^k e^t \\ &= {t^k \over k!} \end{split} $$