Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
As a general rule, a public entity is immune from negligence claims arising from the performance of its governmental functions, unless the plaintiff can establish that a special relationship existed between the injured party and the public entity which would create a special duty of protection to the injured party (see Sandstrom v Rodriguez,
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