By SÍLE MOLONEY

 

A TEAR TRICKLES down the face of Amy Acosta, a tenant of 3569 Dekalb Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, as she holds her left shoulder with her right hand at the entrance to her building after a kitchen wall cabinet collapsed on her while she was preparing a meal for her daughter on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2025. 
Photo by Síle Moloney

An FDNY spokesperson said the department received a call at 3.35 p.m. on Sunday for a report of a person injured in Apt. #1H at 3569 Dekalb Avenue, located between East 212 Street and East 213 Street.

 

AMY ACOSTA, A tenant of 3569 Dekalb Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, holds her left shoulder with her right hand at the entrance to her building after a kitchen wall cabinet collapsed on her while she was preparing a meal for her daughter on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2025. 
Photo by Síle Moloney

Upon arrival, they said they transported one patient to Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood adding that her condition was unknown. Norwood News was at the scene after the collapse on Sunday afternoon and spoke to the injured woman who said her name was Amy Acosta.

 

AMY ACOSTA, A tenant of 3569 Dekalb Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, holds her left shoulder with her right hand as she walks alongside an EMT to a waiting EMS ambulance inside which her daughter is being treated after a kitchen wall cabinet collapsed on her while she was preparing a meal for her daughter on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2025. 
Photo by Síle Moloney

“I was here cooking for my son when I saw a bit of water coming on the ceiling,” Acosta said, visibly shaken. “When I reached for a saucepan to clean up, everything fell from up high, the whole thing came down, the [inaudible], the cups, the plates, everything,” she said, adding, “I’m in pain.”

 

Asked if she had been trapped underneath the rubble, Acosta said, “EMS came to help her.” Asked if EMS/FDNY had to break down the door, she said, “No, my daughter was here.” Asked if her daughter had been hurt also, she said no.

AMY ACOSTA, A female tenant of 3569 Dekalb Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, was injured in her left shoulder with after a kitchen wall cabinet collapsed on her while she was preparing a meal for her daughter on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2025. 
Photo by Síle Moloney

She said she had reported the issue previously to the super but that nothing had allegedly been done. Norwood News attempted to reach the super at the number displayed in the lobby and we also rang his doorbell but were unable to reach him.

 

COMPLAINTS PART I for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx 
Source: NYC Department of Buildings

Acosta was seen walking out of the building, holding her shoulder in pain while a tear trickled down her cheek as she made her way to the waiting ambulance, in which her 9-year-old daughter was already waiting, along with some EMTs.

 

COMPLAINTS PART II for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx 
Source: NYC Department of Buildings

Acosta had returned to her apartment to check something when we met her before she later got into the ambulance with her daughter. The EMTs were heard speaking gently to her.

 

COMPLAINTS PART III for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx 
Source: NYC Department of Buildings

The building is owned by BAH Dekalb Housing Development Fund, with an Manhattan address, since March 2025, according to the property deed.

 

Other legal agreements in respect of the property have also been signed with NY Affordable Housing Dekalb Associates, with an address in Great Neck, NY, and with NYC Department of Housing, Preservation & Development, though their purposes was not immediately clear.

 

COMPLAINTS PART IV for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx 
Source: NYC Department of Buildings

Norwood News reached out to HPD for comment and will share any updates we receive.

 

We’re also trying to each the building owner and will share any updates we receive.

OATH (OFFICE OF Administrative Trials and Hearings) violations Part I summary for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx 
Source: NYC Department of Buildings

Attached are the 33 various resolved and open complaints logged in respect of the building according to NYC Department of Buildings’ (DOB) records. One prior complaint relates to a ceiling collapse due to water leakage.

 

OATH (OFFICE OF Administrative Trials and Hearings) violations Part II summary for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx 
Source: NYC Department of Buildings

As reported, the issue of affordable housing and freezing the rent were part of the winning campaign agenda of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

 

More to follow.