Bricks Come Crashing Down On Toddler, Grandmother

Terracotta bricks from the facade of a building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan fell and struck a two-year-old girl and her grandmother as they walked along the sidewalk below. The toddler is reportedly in critical condition. The incident occurred Sunday morning on West End Avenue near 74th Street. The grandmother is in serious but stable condition. A city Department of Buildings emergency crew was sent to the site to investigate. The bricks fell from the eighth floor of the building’s exterior.