Falling debris from building facade strikes teen in head on Queens sidewalk

A teenager was injured Saturday after being hit by falling debris in Queens.

It happened just after noon outside a business on 82nd Street between Roosevelt and 37th avenues in Jackson Heights.

According to investigators, a 14-year-old boy was walking with his parents when a piece of the building's facade fell and hit him in the head.

Witnesses called 911.

"I came outside and I heard the kid screaming, like loudly, and when I came to see, he had this big wound on the side of his head," one witness said. "He was almost about to pass out, but luckily, he stayed conscious until at least 911 came."

The boy was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital and is said to be in stable condition.

The Department of Building said inspectors determined part of the building parapet's decorative terracotta became loose, fell off the building and bounced off a store awning before hitting the teenager.

The building owner was issued a violation for failing to maintain their facade, and ordered to conduct repairs and put up a sidewalk shed around the property, the DOB said.

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