Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff Fernando Pereira was injured while preparing the Brooklyn Bridge for sandblasting and painting. At the time the injury occurred, he was working on beams on the bridge.
Since there is no logical connection between the alleged wrong and the navigable waters, we conclude that there is no maritime nexus and, therefore, no preemption of the Labor Law by the Federal Maritime Law (see, Tompkins v Port...
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