A 6-year-old girl was injured after being struck by falling bricks in Queens, according to officials cited by NY1 / Spectrum News, which first reported the incident Friday afternoon.
NY1's report, citing officials, did not specify the exact address, the extent of the girl's injuries, or whether the bricks fell from an active construction site, a building facade, or another structure.
As of this writing, no corresponding entry has posted in the Department of Buildings complaint or violation datasets reviewed for this report. DOB's public incident and complaint records typically post several days after an event, so the absence of a matching record at this time is not unusual and does not confirm or contradict the circumstances described by NY1.
No agency has identified the property owner, contractor, or any individual connected to the incident in the reporting available at this time.
What to do next
Readers with knowledge of a specific address should watch the DOB Complaints Received and violation datasets over the next several days, where a falling-debris or facade-safety complaint tied to this incident would likely appear under a construction-safety or facade (FISP) category once logged. Property owners and GCs in Queens are reminded that falling-debris incidents typically trigger a DOB inspection and can result in a full or partial stop-work order if sidewalk sheds, netting, or facade protection are found inadequate.