Rescue ends after Brooklyn building collapse kills eight, including two children
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the city identified the companies running the construction site and is examining 100 other sites run by the same groups.
A three-story building at Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in Brooklyn collapsed on Wednesday, Veterans Day, into an open construction site next door. Eight people died, six adults and two children aged 9 and 10. The NYPD identified the victims, and the adults were between 22 and 31.
Two of the dead were construction workers. Six were pronounced dead at the scene and two died at a hospital overnight. Eighteen other people were injured, including four firefighters, and one person remained in critical condition Thursday morning, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
Colombia's consulate said both children and one adult were Colombian. Officials from Ecuador said two Ecuadorian men were among those killed. The FDNY ended rescue operations Thursday afternoon after finding no more victims.
Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said excavation was under way at the adjacent site. He said the approved plan was for a three-story building, while a nine-story plan is not yet approved. Fox News reports that the neighboring property's owner faces scrutiny over past violations, including a stop-work order a contractor ignored in March.
Mamdani said the city identified the companies running the site and is examining 100 other sites operated by the same groups. The Daily Wire reports that investigators turned Thursday to the cause.
- eight peoplekilled in the collapse, per NYPD and city officialsABC News
- 18 other peopleinjured, including four firefightersABC News
- 100 other sitesrun by the same groups as the collapse site, which the city is examining, per Mayor MamdaniYahoo News
- nine-storybuilding planned at the adjacent site but not yet approved, per Buildings Commissioner TiganiFox News
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Liberal4 outlets
Grieving families and a neighborhood demanding accountability
Yahoo News opens with Leonor Yupa falling to her knees when a reporter told her, before officials confirmed it, that her 22-year-old son was among the dead, crying "I want my son!" It follows families, Pastor Alfred Justin Joseph's church and neighbors such as Joy Kerr, who led a prayer circle. It also describes community groups demanding accountability for housing conditions and construction oversight in a "predominantly Black and immigrant" neighborhood.
A second Yahoo News piece, drawing on the BBC and CBS, opens with neighbor Ann Marie and carries Patricia Starek asking, "How does a building just fall into a pit?" It adds that Mamdani said the city identified the companies running the site and is examining 100 other sites run by the same groups. ABC News gives the NYPD's list of the eight victims with ages.
It quotes Mamdani calling them "friends and our neighbors" and saying construction workers who survived "dug victims out of the rubble." It reports 18 injured and rescue operations ending Thursday afternoon.
Center3 outlets
Open questions on building age, upkeep and oversight
Forbes, under the headline "New York City Has Oldest Buildings Among Major U.S. Metros," says the Brooklyn collapse leaves open questions about building age and upkeep. It also raises the conduct of building owners and developers and the city's oversight.
Conservative4 outlets
Home video of the collapse and site violations
Fox News leads with newly released video from inside Anderson Velez's third-floor apartment, quoting him: "I am still in shock." It then reports that the neighboring property's owner faces scrutiny over past violations, including a contractor ignoring a stop-work order in March. It quotes Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani on excavation under way and a nine-story plan not yet approved.
The New York Post calls the footage "harrowing," says Gothamist and CBS News obtained it, and gives the address as 1321 Flatbush Avenue. It reports Velez saying his 9-year-old son is in the ICU after surgery and that the family had only just moved in after living in a homeless shelter. The Daily Wire opens with two videos, one a Ring camera clip shared with CNN by neighbor James Williams.
It says city buildings officials had already penalized the site's developers for cutting corners and ignoring a stop-work order, and that investigators turned Thursday to the cause.
- Fox News: Video from inside Brooklyn apartment captures moment New York City building collapsed, killing 8
- New York Post: Harrowing video shows inside view of moment Brooklyn building collapses, killing at least 8: report
- The Daily Wire: Horrifying Ring Camera Footage Captures Moment NYC Building Collapses
- Liberal outlets did not mentionPast violations at the neighboring site, including an ignored stop-work order Reported by Fox News, The Daily Wire
- Conservative outlets did not mentionMayor's statement that the city is examining 100 other sites run by the same groups Reported by Yahoo News
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All sources: 17 articles from 11 outlets
Liberal (5)
- ABC News: What we know about victims of deadly Brooklyn building collapse
- The Boston Globe: Survivors of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse recall shock, terror, and grief
- The Guardian: Officials name victims of fatal Brooklyn building collapse as investigation widens
- Yahoo News: Deadly building collapse brought Brooklyn neighbors together. Now they want answers.
- Yahoo News: 'How does a building just fall?' Neighbors grieve after Brooklyn building collapse.
Center (5)
- Forbes: New York City Has Oldest Buildings Among Major U.S. Metros
- NewsNation: Collapsed Brooklyn building had 98 open building code violations: Records
- NewsNation: Brooklyn collapse raises questions about neighboring site cited in April
- The Seattle Times: Brooklyn building collapse raises questions about city oversight and safety precautions
- The Seattle Times: Survivors of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse recall shock, terror and grief
Conservative (7)
- Fox News: Video from inside Brooklyn apartment captures moment New York City building collapsed, killing 8
- Fox News: New York City building collapse probe raises questions about neighboring property owner’s violation history
- New York Post: NYC approved construction plans near site of deadly Brooklyn building collapse despite major red flags: records, sources
- New York Post: Harrowing video shows inside view of moment Brooklyn building collapses, killing at least 8: report
- New York Post: Inspectors discovered violations at construction site next to the deadly Brooklyn building collapse
- The Daily Wire: Horrifying Ring Camera Footage Captures Moment NYC Building Collapses
- The Post Millennial: Brooklyn building collapsed into excavation pit permitted by Mamdani admin, killing 8
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