00:00I am arriving here having just visited a number of the New Yorkers who were hospitalized
00:06as a result of yesterday's building collapse.
00:08This has been a devastating evening and morning for our city.
00:13Eight of our fellow New Yorkers, six adults and two children, have died as a result of
00:19the three-story building collapse here at 1321 Flatbush Avenue.
00:24Six of those New Yorkers passed away on the scene.
00:27Two others died at nearby hospitals.
00:30As of now, we have confirmed that two of those who died were construction workers at 2625
00:37Bedford Avenue.
00:3818 other people were injured from the collapse, 14 civilians and four firefighters.
00:45The vast majority of those still being treated in hospitals are in stable condition.
00:50One person is in critical condition.
00:52Before I provide further information, I want to take a moment to remember those we have
00:58so senselessly lost.
01:00These were our friends and our neighbors, parents and children, young families building their
01:07lives in our city, and immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad and beyond.
01:12Let us continue to hold close those who have been plunged into unimaginable grief and pray for
01:19a full and rapid recovery for every New Yorker injured.
01:23I want to thank all those who did not hesitate to help, those who ran towards danger when this
01:29building collapsed and in the hours afterwards.
01:32Construction workers who had only barely survived themselves turned back and dug victims out of
01:37the rubble.
01:38People are alive today because of their heroism yesterday.
01:43Firefighters arrived on the scene in less than one minute after the 911 call first came in.
01:51250 firefighters and EMS personnel worked tirelessly throughout the evening, the morning and are
01:58continuing now searching for survivors, rescuing people from the rubble and tending to the injured.
02:03Just because we expect this courage from the FDNY does not make it any less extraordinary.
02:09And I want to thank those who selflessly responded from afar, including the New Rochelle Fire Department,
02:16who volunteered their services overnight and only just returned home this morning.
02:21And as always occurs in a moment of tragedy, the city has come together to stand alongside
02:26those who are enduring this hardship.
02:28New Yorkers dropped off supplies and the Red Cross immediately opened a reception center for
02:33impacted and displaced residents at the Flatbush YMCA at 1401 Flatbush Avenue.
02:39The city and the Red Cross are continuing to provide expanded services from the YMCA, including
02:45temporary housing for displaced residents, assistance with social services and mental health support.
02:51This response has included agencies across the whole of government.
02:55Agencies on site include the FDNY, NYPD, NYSEM, DEP, DSNY, OCME, DOB, HBD, New York State Dishes, as well as
03:07our partners from the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
03:10Conditions will grow more challenging today with the rain, but operations will continue.
03:16As I said yesterday evening, a tragedy of this magnitude demands a comprehensive and thorough investigation that includes both the
03:24construction site and the building which collapsed.
03:27That has already begun with the Department of Buildings and law enforcement leading it.
03:32We will find out what happened and we will share that information with New Yorkers.
03:36There are five main entities involved with this construction site who are associated with approximately 100 other sites across the
03:47city.
03:47Our Department of Buildings is commencing sweeps of those sites today.
