The complaint was properly dismissed, defendant Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority being shielded from liability in these circumstances. The essence of plaintiff's claim clearly concerns passenger security, i.e., failure to prevent plaintiff from being pushed out the window, such that defendant's governmental function may be invoked (see, Rivera v New York City Tr. Auth.,
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