Defendant Tri-State entered into a contract with the Times to distribute the latter's newspapers. Defendant Midence had an independent contract with Tri-State, giving him sole responsibility and control over the manner and means of delivering the papers. Tri-State did not exercise sufficient control over the actual delivery process to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether it was vicariously liable for Midence's acts ( Marino v Vega, 12 AD3d 329). The record reveals nothing more than general supervisory control, which cannot be the basis for imposing liability against any of the corporate defendants for the acts and omissions of the independent contractor ( id.; see also Santella v Andrews, 266 AD2d 62, lv denied 94 NY2d 762).