The FDNY responded to 849 Soundview Avenue in the Soundview section to find the parapet wall of the building, located along a strip of stores, partially collapsed.
One person was taken to Jacobi hospital with a back injury, though it is unclear if that person was hit by the debris.
Seven stores were evacuated as a precaution, while the Department of Buildings works to determine the structural stability of the building.
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