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6-Year-Old Girl Struck by Falling Bricks in Queens: Building Owner Cited for Failure to Maintain Property
A 6-year-old girl was injured Thursday evening, October 22, 2026, when a large section of brickwork fell from a building and struck her in the head while she was playing outside in Maspeth, Queens.
According to CBS New York, the accident occurred around 7:35 p.m. on 59th Street, between Maspeth Avenue and 56th Drive. The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) reported that a section of brick veneer measuring approximately four feet by three feet detached from the side of a garage and fell onto the sidewalk.
The child was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where she was reported to be in stable condition.
