{"id":298122,"date":"2026-07-16T21:50:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298122\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:50:47","slug":"wall-collapses-during-sunset-park-demolition-project-damaging-community-center-next-door-brooklyn-paper-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298122\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall collapses during Sunset Park demolition project, damaging community center next door \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784238646_195_Photo-Jul-16-2026-2-18-23-PM-1.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo Jul 16 2026, 2 18 23 PM (1)\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters respond Thursday after a wall collapsed during demolition work at 5005 Fifth Ave. in Sunset Park.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>A wall being demolished at a Brooklyn construction site collapsed Thursday afternoon, damaging a neighboring Salvation Army community center that provides food, meals and other social services to the Sunset Park neighborhood, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The collapse occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. at 5005 Fifth Ave. Firefighters responded to reports of a partial building collapse and found damage to the upper corner of the adjacent building at 520 50th St., home to The Salvation Army Brooklyn Sunset Park Corps Community Center.<\/p>\n<p>According to a New York City Department of Buildings spokesperson, inspectors were called to the site for a structural stability inspection after a section of brick and concrete wall collapsed into the demolition area of an active construction site operating under a DOB permit. The demolition was taking place on an existing building at the site. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-245848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784238647_380_Photo-Jul-16-2026-2-19-59-PM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>A construction site at 5005 Fifth Ave. in Sunset Park is under investigation after a partial wall collapse damaged an adjacent building.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-245846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784238647_667_Photo-Jul-16-2026-2-25-45-PM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\"  \/>A construction site at 5005 Fifth Ave. in Sunset Park is under investigation after a partial wall collapse damaged an adjacent building.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>The two-story commercial building at 520 50th St., constructed in 1931, houses the Salvation Army\u2019s Sunset Park Corps Community Center, which operates a food pantry, provides weekday hot lunches, offers an after-school program and delivers other social services to residents, according to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salvationarmyusa.org\/usa-eastern-territory\/greater-new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported, according to the Department of Buildings spokesperson. The community center could not immediatetly be reached.\n<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Firefighters respond Thursday after a wall collapsed during demolition work at 5005 Fifth Ave. in Sunset Park. 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