The motion court correctly rejected the Port Authority's arguments that, as a bistate entity created by a federally approved compact, it cannot be held liable under Labor Law §§ 215 and 740 (New York Whistleblower Laws). The Port Authority is "subject to New York's laws involving health and safety, insofar as its activities may externally affect the public" (Matter of Agesen v Catherwood,
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