Venezian v. City of New York

—Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Louis York, J.), entered August 2, 2000, upon a jury verdict for defendant, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The evidence, fairly considered, permitted the jury to reach the verdict it did (see, Nicastro v Park, 113 AD2d 129, 134). Plaintiff was purportedly injured when he slipped and fell down a flight of negligently maintained stairs in a City-owned building. However, the jury was free to find that plaintiff had not made out a reasonable or practical connection (see, McGee v Adams Paper & Twine Co., 26 AD2d 186, 195, affd 20 NY2d 921) between…