{"id":185895,"date":"2026-04-05T03:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185895\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:31:15","slug":"brooklyn-building-evacuated-after-suv-slams-into-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185895\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn building evacuated after SUV slams into apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) \u2014 A frightening scene in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, after an SUV slammed into a residential building Saturday afternoon, sending emergency crews racing to the site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It happened around 1:30 p.m. near East 13th Street and Avenue X, when an Audi SUV with a student driver sticker in the back window barreled into the first floor of an apartment building with people still inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Discover more local reporting on our homepage&quot;}\"> Discover more local reporting on our homepage <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Emmanuel Furman, who lives in the apartment that was hit, says his 4-year-old son was just feet away from being struck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy first concern was obviously my son,\u201d Furman said. \u201cMy son was on the bed, and I just wanted to make sure he was okay more than anything else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The crash left a gaping hole in the family\u2019s living room wall and forced firefighters to evacuate the building as a safety precaution. City engineers were called in to assess whether the structure was stable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One person suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neighbors say the moment of impact shook the entire building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was in the kitchen, was shaken like an earthquake, ya know,\u201d said one resident who didn\u2019t want to show her face on camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing of course for the people who live in that apartment and for the people who did that, everybody is shocked, but luckily nobody injured,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pix11-preferred-source-google-184248152.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google: Here\u2019s how;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Make PIX11 your preferred news source on Google: Here\u2019s how <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Furman says he\u2019s been told his family will have to move out for several months while repairs are made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThey told us we have to move out because the fundamental building basically broke down, so I guess we have to live somewhere three to six months, and it\u2019s very unfortunate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Red Cross was on scene and says it will help his family find temporary housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite losing their home, Furman says he\u2019s grateful the outcome wasn\u2019t worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThank God he was fine, but it\u2019s very, very unfortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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