Man whose wife, son were injured in Brooklyn building collapse wants answers
According to CBS News, eight people died and 18 were injured when a multi-use building in Brooklyn collapsed. Anderson Velez's wife and 9-year-old son remain hospitalized following the incident. The building had 98 open violations with the New York City Department of Buildings and was adjacent to a construction site that had previously been cited for violating a stop-work order. The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office has launched a criminal investigation. The contractor, Townhouse Builders, has been sued at least 67 times since 2012. Local officials stated that such collapses do not occur without systemic failures.