Apartment camera captures wall falling outward in Brooklyn collapse
CBS New York publishes indoor footage as survivors demand accountability and investigators examine the deadly Flatbush collapse.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 198,602 views a day, 66 times a normal first day on this channel (3,026).
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CBS New York's coverage of the deadly Flatbush building collapse now includes a view from inside an apartment as the structure gives way.
The home surveillance footage shows an exterior wall detaching and falling outward, filling the scene with dust and debris. Screams can be heard. The sequence unfolds in seconds, capturing the collapse from within a home rather than showing only its aftermath.
The station's Short approached 200,000 views in 23 hours, far beyond the usual audience for its short reports. Its separate coverage of residents' accounts and the investigation also drew unusually large audiences.
The footage documents the moment of collapse, not its cause. CBS New York reports that the search for victims ended Thursday, with investigators moving to the next stage. In its follow-up reporting, survivors joined elected officials at a Friday news conference to share their experiences and demand accountability.
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- Channel
- CBS New York
- Subscribers
- 1,200,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 5,608,538
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,888,500 (on a normal day: 574,719)
- Video published
- November 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 197,071 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 198,602
The numbers
The indoor footage drew an unusually large audience for a CBS New York Short. Reports on families and the investigation also rose well above the channel's usual starts.


