Crime & Safety

Person Falls Into 25-Foot Hole On The Upper East Side: FDNY

The Department of Buildings is investigating a report that a construction worker fell down a hole Wednesday afternoon at 250 E. 83rd St.

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An image of the construction site at 250 E. 83rd St., which is the address where a man fell down a hole on Wednesday, FDNY said.
An image of the construction site at 250 E. 83rd St., which is the address where a man fell down a hole on Wednesday, FDNY said. (Photo Credit: Google Maps)

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A person fell into a 25-foot hole at 250 E. 83rd St. on the Upper East Side Wednesday afternoon, an FDNY spokesperson confirmed to Patch.

Starting at around 3 p.m., firemen worked for roughly 20 minutes to get the person out of the hole, and they have since been transported to New York Presbyterian Hospital, the FDNY said.

FDNY did not specify the person's condition.

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The Department of Building's website shows that the agency is investigating a report made Tuesday of a construction worker at the address falling into a hole.

The address, which is in between Second and Third avenues, has been a construction site since at least August 2021, Google Map images show.

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