Contrary to defendants' contention, whether they controlled or directed the manner of plaintiff's work is irrelevant to the Labor Law § 200 and common-law negligence claims, since plaintiff alleges that his injury arose from a defective condition of the premises, where he was washing windows (see e.g. Urban v No. 5 Times Sq. Dev., LLC,
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