The court correctly found that it lacked personal jurisdiction over defendant pursuant to CPLR 302 (a) (1). Plaintiff failed to provide any evidence that defendant purposefully transacts business within the state, as required by statute, or that there is a connection between defendant's transactions and the alleged defamatory statement at issue (SPCA of Upstate N.Y., Inc. v American Working Collie Assn.,
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