New York suffered its first construction-related fatality yesterday when a wall fell in Queens, killing one and seriously injuring three more. And it gets even sadder. Not only was the deceased, 26-year-old Huberto Sanchez, the father of two boys with a third child on the way one of his eight siblings, Miguel, was also working at the site and was one of those injured in yesterday's accident. more ›

A wall at a construction site in Queens collapsed this morning while workers were underneath it. Initial reports indicate a two-story concrete wall at a site on Van Loon Street between Queens Boulevard and Green Avenue came down while three workers were working below. The workers have all been retrieved since, though at least one appears to be in serious condition. A fire also broke out in the ceiling of the building, but has been brought under control. Update: NY1 is now reporting that four people were injured in the accident and that one of them was pronounced dead upon arrival at Elmhurst Hospital. The others are reportedly in stable condition. more ›

Bricks from a 25-foot high wall's facade suddenly fell onto Freedom Place at West 68th Street on the Upper West Side. It's unclear if anyone was hurt. Currently the Fire Department is on the scene inspecting the damage and we hear that the Office of Emergency Management is also on the way. Fire trucks are blocking much of the short, four-block street that's parallel to Riverside Boulevard and West End Avenue. more ›

Yesterday afternoon, a concrete wall collapsed into a pizza parlor at 2280 Frederick Douglass Boulevard at West 123rd Street yesterday afternoon, injuring 11 people. Construction was taking place at the lot next to the pizza parlor's five-story building, and the eatery was filled with bricks. The Daily News says the chunk of wall that collapsed was about 16' by 10' and that the injured were both pizza parlor customers and construction workers. more ›

An exterior wall at 270 West 123rd Street in Harlem collapsed around 3:15 p.m. WCBS 2 reports the building was "partially under construction" and "appears to be a five-story walk-up with a pizza shop, Pizzaria 123, on the bottom floor." WABC 7 says that some pizzeria customers were temporarily trapped: "Workers were pouring concrete at a construction site when the wall collapsed into the pizzeria next door." Four people were injured; the extent of their injuries is not known. more ›

A doctor who practices in NJ with admitting privileges at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His 94-year-old mother. Her $832,453 savings. And a wall collapse in Upper Manhattan. In a case Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau called "a mini-Astor case," Dr. Robin Motz was accused of stealing his mother's savings since 2003. more ›