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BROOKLYN WEEKLY, FEB. 24, 2019
In recent years, injury and
even death, to pedestrians in
automobile-related accidents has
increased drastically due to increasing
use of vehicles for travel
as well as the number of them on
the road at a single time. Add that
to the foot traffic of any street,
major or small, especially in the
City of New York, and it is a recipe
for disaster. In one year, 76,000 pedestrians
were injured in vehiclerelated
accidents, which means
that roughly one pedestrian was
injured every 7 minutes.
Drivers of automobiles are often
at fault for accidents in which
pedestrians are injured. Driver
fault examples include drinking
or drug use, inattention due to
the use of cell phones or other devices,
and speeding. Other types
of accidents where the driver is
at fault include not yielding to pedestrians
while turning, running
a light or stop sign, failing to notice
a pedestrian, and driving on
the sidewalk, all causing injuries
to pedestrians. Even pedestrians
who bear some negligence or fault
for their accident are usually entitled
to a recovery, which will be
reduced by the pedestrian’s percentage
of fault.
Although no-fault auto insurance
coverage covers some medical
expenses and loss of wages,
they usually do not cover all the
expenses involved for medical
care from some serious injuries
suffered in major accidents. When
the statutory requirement for serious
injuries is met, an action
can be brought for compensation
for pain and suffering suffered by
a pedestrian in an auto accident.
No-fault benefits usually cover up
to $50,000 for medical expenses
and loss of wages. In addition to
a recovery for pain and suffering,
medical expenses and loss of wages
above the basis of $50,000, nofault
limit can be secured as well
for victims who suffer a “serious
injury.”
If you or a loved one were the
victim of a pedestrian automobile
accident, you may be entitled
to recover damages in a lawsuit.
You should contact an attorney
immediately to discuss your options.
Photo by Maya Harrison
COMING SOON: Independent bookstore McNally Jackson, which operates a shop in Williamsburg, seen
here, is opening its second Kings County location inside Downtown’s City Point shopping center.
Three-volume set
Beloved bookshop McNally Jackson’s
third outpost opening in D’town mall
BY JULIANNE CUBA
Read all about it!
A beloved independent
bookseller is expanding its
Brooklyn operation with a
new storefront in America’s
Downtown, its owner
announced.
The owner of indie bookstore
McNally Jackson,
who opened her fi rst Kings
County outpost in Williamsburg
last year, will soon set
up her third shop inside the
massive City Point residential
and retail complex, she
announced on Feb. 12.
The expansion announcement
came at the
same time that local literary
magnate Sarah Mc-
Nally, a Brooklynite of 20
years, confi rmed her fl agship
Manhattan store will
not vacate its long-time
home despite previous reports
— a double dose of
good news that McNally
called a fairy-tale ending
following several months
of uncertainty.
“City Point feels like a
fulcrum, a town square. It
is the perfect spot for Mc-
Nally Jackson and we are
excited to introduce our literary
SISTER SPOT: McNally Jackson’s Williamsburg storefront.
Photo by Maya Harrison
haven to this expansive
community,” McNally
said in a statement following
the news fi rst reported
by website Vulture .
McNally’s third store
will occupy a two-fl oor
space inside the Willoughby
Street shopping center between
Albee Square West
and Flatbush Avenue Extension,
which is also home
to a Target, Trader Joe’s,
an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema,
and the DeKalb Market
Hall grub hub.
The shop, which is slated
to open this fall, will boast
a communal space, a massive
kids’ section, and room
for author readings, according
to a rep for City Point —
where police in November
arrested two men after one
of them allegedly shot and
killed a guy inside the mall .