Williamsburg, NY – Child Killed R’L Falling Down Elevator Shaft. PHOTOS

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    The burial site in New Brunswick, N.J. of Yakov Mosha Newman A'H.Williamsburg, NY – Hatzolah BLS, Medics and FDNY are all rushing to 70 Clymer and Wythe Avenue for a 5-year-old boy that’s down the elevator shaft from between the 11th floor and 10th floors after the elevator doors opened between the floors and he and his brother squeezed out from the opening leading to his fall down the shaft, child is in traumatic arrest at this time, his older brother is ok.

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    U/D: 9:09am
    The child is being transported by Hatzolah to Brooklyn Hospital.

    U/D: 09:27am
    Child has been pronounced dead at the hospital.

    Chesed Shel Emes on the scene handling.

    U/D: 12:24pm
    The child’s body has just been released, Levaya (funereal) is scheduled for 2:00pm at Yeriam Chapel, from there they are going to New Jersey.

    the child is the grandson of a Village of Kiryas Joel official. Gershon Mendel Neiman is a member of the village planning board and housing authority.

    According to New York City Department of Buildings records, the apartment building was the source of a complaint on Jan. 21 that one of its elevators became stuck for about an hour and was defective or inoperative. There were three other complaints about the elevators in the building in 2007, according to the department’s records.

    The 12-story building was built in 1974 and is part of the Taylor Street-Wythe Avenue apartment complex, owned by the New York City Housing Authority.

    The Teamsters Local 237 is responsible for the maintenance of the elevators, its president, Gregory Floyd, said. Mr. Floyd said a lack of federal funding had made work on the elevators difficult. “The Teamsters work with what they are given,” “And they are not given enough.”

    U/D 7:00 PM Mayor Bloomberg issues statement
    “This incident was a tragedy and the City is conducting a thorough investigation of today’s events. Our thoughts are with the child’s family and they have our condolences during this difficult time.” Jason Post, spokesman for the Mayor.

    Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott , Fred kreizman (assistant Commissioner from the Mayor’s community affairs Unit were both at the funeral, Jarrod Bernstein, deputy commissioner of community affairs unit was there as well.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    NEBACH!!

    Willy
    Willy
    15 years ago

    down the elevator shaft from the 11th floor? how does this happen? was the door left open? this sounds like one of the project buildings, please give us the name to daven for….

    FEAR
    FEAR
    15 years ago

    HOW DID THIS HAPPEN, I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GO IN TO AN ELEVATOR OUT OF FEAR

    willitown
    willitown
    15 years ago

    Complaint at: 70 CLYMER STREET BIN: 3251702 Borough: BROOKLYN ZIP: 11211

    Re: A CHILD WHO HAD FALLEN DOWN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT WASREMOVED IN SERIOUS CONDITION

    Category Code: 81 ELEVATOR – ACCIDENT

    DOB District: N/A

    Special District:

    Assigned To: ELEVATOR DIVISION Priority: A

    ——————————————————————————–

    Received: 08/19/2008 09:16 Block: 2175 Lot: 30 Community Board: 301

    Owner: NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTH

    Last Inspection: – — NONE —

    Disposition:

    willitown
    willitown
    15 years ago

    Complaint at: 70 CLYMER STREET BIN: 3251702 Borough: BROOKLYN ZIP: 11211

    Re: ELEVATOR STUCK FOR THE LAST HOUR

    Category Code: 63 ELEVATOR – DEFECTIVE / INOPERATIVE

    DOB District: N/A

    Special District:

    Assigned To: ELEVATOR DIVISION Priority: B

    ——————————————————————————–

    Received: 01/21/2008 19:26 Block: 2175 Lot: 30 Community Board: 301

    Owner: NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTH

    Last Inspection: 01/22/2008 – – BY BADGE # 0668 WATERS JAMES ECB

    Disposition: 01/22/2008 – – G8 – COMPLAINT REFERRED TO NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY (NYCHA)

    Disposition Entered By: SED 01/22/2008 09:14:35

    Comments: RE: NYCHA

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Baruch Dayan HaEmes.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    how did it happen?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    My mom and brother live in that building. there are always elevator problems but never a door opening like that. HASHEM YERACHEM.

    Moshe
    Moshe
    15 years ago

    HASHEM YIRACHAM

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    BD”H. Which family nebach?

    joeflix
    joeflix
    15 years ago

    The boy’s name is Neuman – son of Reb Chaim Cheskel Newman, a therapist.

    Boruch Dayan Emes. My heart hearts so much

    abi melebt
    abi melebt
    15 years ago

    baruch dayan haemes.

    may the family have a nechama!

    willitown
    willitown
    15 years ago

    Last Inspection

    10/03/2007 LL 10/81 UNSATISFACTORY BADGE: NYHA

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    R’l’ – I just can’t beleive that this could happen this way – There must be something missing from this tragic story.

    I sure hope they investigate this very thoroughly.

    If there was negligence involved then those responsible should be punished to the full extent of the law. I saw a story where a pool Co. was indited for CRIMINAL negligence in not installing

    a saftey cage around a filter resulting in a child’s death r’l’. He may end up doing jail time.

    We need to send a message that there will be severe reprecussions if try to cut corners with

    safety regulations in order to save $money$.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Baruch Dayan Emes.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    You are right. But this child is not coming back R”L. Burech Dayan Hoemes.

    Willy
    Willy
    15 years ago

    The child pressed the button at 70 Clymer Street for the elevator, the door opened, and he stepped into the empty shaft – plunging 11 stories

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    This is a govt housing NYCHA they should be sued and punished to the full extent this should of been avoided and should in any possible way not happen in any way again hashem yerachem.

    Burech Dayin Huemes

    I feel the pain of the family and feel sorry for theyre loss, may they find a full nechama in such a tragic month that we lost our beis hamikdosh.

    Shulem Ber
    Shulem Ber
    15 years ago

    Lesson; never leave your child at the elevator without an adult.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Innocent child just wanted to go to the Cheider and was nifter in an absolute freak accident Hashem Yishmor. There no one to blame and circumstances surrounding this event cannot be changed, t’was meant to happen and we’ve just gotta say Bruch Dian emes..

    shocked
    shocked
    15 years ago

    I’m simply in a state of shock!!!

    How can an elevator do that? Arent there safety precautions that prevent a door from opening unless there is a car on the other side?

    This is so horrible and so seemingly an EMPTY death!

    Only G-D knows the purposes of such things and we place our faith in him that this was the way things had to be, nevertheless, if there is criminal negligence here then let them pay dearly with blood!!!

    Ribono Shel Olam, please bring nechama to the family and friends of this little tzadik!

    Hocker59
    Hocker59
    15 years ago

    Its so sad baruch dayan haemes i have the chills down my spine

    B D A
    B D A
    15 years ago

    hashem yerachem Baruch Dayan Emes does anyone know the name?

    Yachtzel
    Yachtzel
    15 years ago

    Shulem Ber –

    This can happen to adults too…

    Willy
    Willy
    15 years ago

    His younger brother was right behind him, but stopped and didn’t enter when he heard his brothers scream, and went to look for help…

    The parents were at work already, and were notified of the tragedy….

    Neighbors say that the elevator had known problems…

    A similar episode happened with the same elevator a few years ago, a yingerman almost stepped in, but was pulled back by a person behind him who noticed the empty shaft.

    Shulem Ber
    Shulem Ber
    15 years ago

    I agree. In fact, it happened about 2 months ago in upstate a yingerman fell 3o ft and survived miraculously with miner injuries.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    this is such a terrible story!!!! i feel for the parents and may this boy be a meilzi yosha for his family and ganz klal yisroel…

    Ameircan Israeli
    Ameircan Israeli
    15 years ago

    son of R’ Chaim Chezkel Ben R’ Gershon Mendel Neiman

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    A SHREKKKKKKKKKKKKK

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Hashem, Please bring Moshaich!!!!!!!! Enough such tzaras

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    IM SO SHAKEN UP!!!

    LOOKS LIKE THIS BOY HAD A “HOLY NESHAMA”

    & HAD NO REASON TO BE DOWN HERE ANYMORE!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    If any are from the zera shel avrohom, they would have shed a tear or two or three upon hearing of this most unusual tragedy. When will the tzoros end. We go on. People today are so hardened they don’t pause for 30 seconds to reflect on this. This is a tragedy for all. Perhpas when people will stop being gashmius up to thier eyeballs in Lexus, escalades, trips to Ecuador and Costa Rica and fancy shmancy resorts and start showing more achdus and hergesh for one another, perhaps at that point in time, the Borei Olam will take note of our tzaar. I am tired of seeing people carrying on each day in total laughter and uncontrolled joviality when we hear of tzoros r”l on a weekly basis. Terrible yissurim amongst the klal and we are fooling and joking around during davening, just after davening, standing around for 45 minutes doing nothing but joking around. How can we joke around??? These times are serious. Wake up. THis is a message to us. A tragedy of this proportion to come upon an innocent child is a message to us. WAKE UP.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    I was there when it happened, all the neighbors were screaming that this an accident waiting to happen nebech,

    The child was followed by an adult who nearley followed, but miracusly made it safe & started screaming for help

    the Harrowic hatzalah members were there in seconds especially W47 who was there in about 30 seconds. and started performing CPR but nebech…

    Willy
    Willy
    15 years ago

    “HAD NO REASON TO BE DOWN HERE ANYMORE”

    Dumbest comment of the day, tell it to parents, I’m sure you’ll get a hug for this brainstorming comment

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    OMG! I’m in total SHOCK! I know the family very well and it hurts termendously! Burach dyan emes!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Hon. Mayor Bloomberg:

    (We urge the public at large to write the following memo to the Mayor, Governor, your Councilman, State Senator or anyone who has an input in this matter)

    In light of the tragedy this morning when a 9 year old child stepped into the elevator which was not there and fell to his death, let his death not be in vain. The child walked in on instinct without pausing to look if the elevator is there.

    1. Elevators must have 2 doors, one which opens, and a second see through door (glass or wire mesh) through which the entire interior of the elevator is visible, it gives the rider the critical few extra seconds to realize the elevator is not there and not to walk in on instinct.

    2. An alarm should yell ”STOP DANGER ” DO NOT ENTER THE ELEVATOR IS NOT HERE.

    3. Educate children in schools and classrooms (perhaps during fire drills or other safety classes), not to rush into an elevator before they pause to see if the elevator is there.

    4. Solicit ideas from the public and the elevator industry for any additional ideas how to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

    Let his death not be in vain, let us learn the lessons to prevent future tragedies.

    anonymous
    anonymous
    15 years ago

    yoysh!! hashem yorocheim!! sooooo sad!!!!!!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    barush dayan haemet may the family have only nechama and no more tzar.how can a parent leave the kids alone and go off to work?????? i hope that they dnt get into trouble

    moishe kapoyer
    moishe kapoyer
    15 years ago

    dear shocked. now is not a time for puns. have some rachmanus on all of us.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Hashem Yoimas Ltzuroiseiny Dei!

    abi melebt
    abi melebt
    15 years ago

    anon. 11.00

    how can you say that, the kid was probably off to daycamp just like any other day!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    May hashem give them koach to get through this. Life is so uncertain, you never know what the next minute will happen.

    Yosef
    Yosef
    15 years ago

    Willy,

    I don’t know what religion you practice, but the comment about the Neshama not having any more reason to be on Earth is a Torah-true way of looking at these tragedies.

    Words of Chazal are replete with such perspectives.

    If you don’t believe this is true, then you are, in effect, saying that Hashem really wanted this child to still be alive, and that this terrible tragedy goes against His ratzon.

    And as far as getting a hug from the bereaved parents, many people will offer this family words of nechama, and most will express how this holy tzaddik’l fulfilled his tafkid on earth in his short time here… And they will get a hug!

    P.S. If you’re going to take issue with my comment, please refrain from calling me stupid, idiot, or whatever. An intelligent argument is always appreciated.

    yiddishe mommy
    yiddishe mommy
    15 years ago

    baruch dayan haemes. this is absolutely crazy. oh how my heart aches for these parents. the trauma….

    rachel
    15 years ago

    child passed away r”l. last name was newman. he was waiting to go to the bus with a brother. now he is not here any more. nebach.

    Willy
    Willy
    15 years ago

    Per WINS news, the elevator got stuck, and the kid opened the door and jumped out, he lost his balance and fell into the open shaft.

    lime
    lime
    15 years ago

    Willy

    how can he fall just because the elvator is stuck?

    I live in this place, these elevators are giving us problems 75% of the year.

    they are simply broken for days, it’s about time something will be done about it

    jj
    jj
    15 years ago

    3. Educate children in schools and classrooms (perhaps during fire drills or other safety classes), not to rush into an elevator before they pause to see if the elevator is there.

    4. Solicit ideas from the public and the elevator industry for any additional ideas how to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

    Let his death not be in vain, let us learn the lessons to prevent future tragedies.

    08-19-2008 – 10:55 AM

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    why educate about elevators when you dont educate children about child molestatiotion which happens way more often ?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    the entire projects in willi needs a makeover ASAP