Special Episode: A Deadly Flatbush Brooklyn Building Collapse

A three-story building in the vicinity of Flatbush and Bedford Avenue collapsed Wednesday afternoon, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani has confirmed eight people have died, including two children. Search and rescue is still underway in heavy rain.

In this special episode, WNYC and Gothamist reporter Brittany Kriegstein joins us from the scene in Flatbush to explain what happened, what we know about the construction site next door, and how the weather is complicating the search. This is a developing story, and details may have changed since recording.

Photo: Catalina Gonella / Gothamist

 

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