Problem: Bhanmattie Kumar was walking on a sidewalk in Flushing, New York when she tripped over a chipped portion of the sidewalk and fell. The defective sidewalk was in front of a Pretty Girl store-one of a chain of apparel stores headquartered in Brooklyn-on premises leased from PI Associates, LLC. Kumar filed a claim in a New York state court against PI, seeking to recover damages for her injuries. PI filed a crossclaim against Pretty Girl.
The facts of the case are above, please state the law that is applicable, and apply the facts to the law. Then reach a legally defensible conclusion based upon that.