Plaintiff alleges that she slipped on a floor that was negligently waxed or polished, and fell down a flight of steps. It is well established that "the fact that a floor is slippery by reason of its smoothness or polish, in the absence of proof of a negligent application of wax or polish, does not give rise to a cause of action or an inference of negligence" (Katz v New York Hosp.,
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