6-Year-Old Girl Hit by Falling Bricks Outside Building in Maspeth, Queens

6-year-old girl breaks leg after getting hit by falling bricks in Queens

The girl was walking with her mother in Maspeth on Thursday. The Department of Buildings cited the owner of a garage for “failure to maintain” it. [ more › ]

6-year-old girl hit by falling bricks from building in New York City

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Officials: 6-year-old girl injured after being hit by falling bricks in Queens

The incident happened Thursday night on 59th Street in Maspeth, officials said.

Queens girl, 6, hit by falling brick in every New Yorker’s worst nightmare

A 6-year-old girl was struck with a falling brick – breaking her leg – in a freak accident as she walked with her mom in Queens Thursday evening, cops and sources said.

Girl, 6, hospitalized after being struck in head by falling brick from Queens building

The girl was walking past a garage on 59th St. near 56th Drive in Maspeth about 7:40 p.m. Thursday, when a 4-foot by 3-foot section had detached from the facade and rained down on the sidewalk below, cops and the city's Department of Buildings said.

6-year-old girl hit by falling bricks outside building in Maspeth, Queens

A little girl was rushed to the hospital after she was hit by bricks that came tumbling off a building in Maspeth, Queens, the NYPD said.