Assuming defendant, the City of New York, had a nondelegable duty to maintain the elevators in this building, a courthouse, in a reasonably safe condition, even though it had ceded all responsibility for maintenance and repair of the elevators to an independent contractor, a showing that defendant had notice of the alleged malfunction would still be necessary (see Camaj v East 52nd Partners,
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