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<\/a>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.\u00a0Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
An FDNY spokesperson said the fire and emergency 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 212th Street and East 213th Street.<\/p>\n
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The spokesperson said upon arrival, EMTs 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.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI was here cooking for my son when I saw a bit of water on the ceiling,\u201d Acosta said, visibly shaken. \u201cWhen 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,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI\u2019m in pain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Asked if she had been trapped underneath the rubble, Acosta said, \u201cEMS came to help me.\u201d Asked if EMS\/FDNY had to break down the door, she said, \u201cNo, my daughter was here.\u201d We asked if her daughter had been hurt also, and she said no.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The building is owned by BAH Dekalb Housing Development Fund, designated a 501(c)(3) nonprofit which has an Manhattan address, since March 2025, according to the property deed.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n 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 purpose was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News reached out to HPD for comment and will share any updates we receive. We\u2019re also trying to each the building owner and will share any updates we receive.<\/p>\n Attached are the 33 resolved and open complaints logged in respect of the building, according to NYC Department of Buildings\u2019 (DOB) records.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n One prior complaint relates to a ceiling collapse due to water leakage. Another relates to the building structure \u201cas a whole\u201d being in \u201ca terrible condition\u201d and another to the instability of the building structure.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n There are also 10 DOB violations and 17 OATH violations logged in respect of the building. OATH stands for the Office of the Administration of Trials and Hearings.<\/p>\n As reported, the issue of affordable housing and freezing the rent were part of the winning campaign agenda of New York City Mayor-elect<\/a> Zohran Mamdani, who, earlier on Sunday, delivered remarks at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church in the Charlotte Gardens section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, penning an op-ed in the New York Daily News dated Nov. 23, Alex Schwartz, the longest serving member of the Rent Guidelines Board, says<\/a> such a rent freeze is not workable, and Kenny Burgos, a former Bronx assemblyman for A.D. 85, who is now CEO of the New York Apartment Association<\/a> agrees, saying, \u201cWe can tackle affordability in NYC without bankrupting tenants\u2019 homes and NYC\u2019s public investment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>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.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>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.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>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.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>COMPLAINTS PART I for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx\u00a0
Source: NYC Department of Buildings<\/p>\n<\/a>COMPLAINTS PART II for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx\u00a0
Source: NYC Department of Buildings<\/p>\n<\/a>COMPLAINTS PART III for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx\u00a0
Source: NYC Department of Buildings<\/p>\n<\/a>COMPLAINTS PART IV for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx\u00a0
Source: NYC Department of Buildings<\/p>\n<\/a>OATH (OFFICE OF Administrative Trials and Hearings) violations Part I summary for 3569 Dekalb Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx\u00a0
Source: NYC Department of Buildings<\/p>\n