Building Superintendent Killed In Brooklyn Elevator Accident

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An assistant building superintendent was killed and a resident was hurt in an elevator accident in Brooklyn on Friday.

It happened at a building on Parkside Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Investigators said the 54-year-old worker and the tenant were trying to retrieve a cell phone that was dropped into the elevator pit.

The worker was caught in moving hoist ropes and killed when the elevator was called to a different floor.

The accident is under investigation.

In:
• Prospect Lefferts Gardens
• Brooklyn
• New York City
• New York