Boy, 2, plunges from NYC building days after alleged shove killed Bronx mom, injured baby

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

Quick Summary

A 2-year-old boy fell from a third-story building in Forest Hills, Queens, on Thursday afternoon and survived with minor injuries. Police are investigating the lack of window guards but have not suspected criminal activity at this point. This event occurred two days after an incident in the Bronx where an 8-month-old girl survived a 15-story fall while her mother was killed; both were allegedly pushed off a balcony by the mother’s boyfriend.
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A 2-year-old boy fell from a third-story window in Forest Hills, Queens, on Thursday afternoon. He was found with minor injuries and taken to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where he remains in stable condition. Police say there is no evidence of criminal activity and believe the fall was accidental. The incident occurred two days after an 8-month-old girl survived a 15-story fall from a Bronx apartment building following an alleged push by her mother's boyfriend. Both incidents highlight safety concerns for young children living in high-rise buildings without proper safeguards like window guards.

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Who wrote this

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
30 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Carrasco then fled the scene, leaving behind a bouquet of flowers he had apparently hoped would help smooth over the pair’s troubled relationship.
🔮 “On the eve of the third anniversary of Oct. 7th, we renew our pledge to Jewish institutions that they will not be left to protect themselves without a strong partner in the NYPD.
🔮 Neighbors told police that the mom and baby may have been thrown from the balcony, and law-enforcement said cops have identified a potential person of interest in the incident, but no details were released. “Please don’t do this!” a tenant told WABC News she heard a woman yelling before the resident saw something plummet to the ground.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch also visited the cop at the hospital.
🔮 “They’re shown videos that Israel was starving Palestinian girls,” said Josh Horowitz, who left Williamsburg and moved upstate to have his daughter in a safer setting.
🔮 “The allegations in the complaint involve a contract, to which defendants have submitted audio recordings of what appears to be plaintiff’s knowing and willing acknowledgement of the contents thereof,” he wrote.
🔮 “Our focus is not on what might have been done differently, but on how New Roc City can evolved with the downtown,” he added.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani is barring New York’s Finest from responding to any 311 complaints about the Big Apple’s homeless encampment mess, putting the entire burden on an understaffed and overworked Department of Social Services, sources close to the issue told The Post.
🔮 Blakeman has blamed Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani for issues in the state and the city.
🔮 President Trump invited lefty Mayor Zohran Mamdani to visit him at the White House to “see how I work” after a meeting at Gracie Mansion Monday, a lip reader revealed.
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Topics

Cohen Children’s Medical Center Forest Hills NYPD Queens The Post

Subjects

Angel Novalty Carrasco-Ramirez PERSON · 1× Bronx GPE · 1× Cohen Children’s Medical Center ORG · 1× Forest Hills GPE · 1× Jacobi Hospital ORG · 1× NYPD ORG · 1× Nathaly Ramirez PERSON · 1× Queens GPE · 1× The Post ORG · 1× WABC Eyewitness News ORG · 1×

Narrative

Angel Novalty Carrasco-Ramirez was listed in stable condition at Jacobi Hospital after the Tuesday morning incident that killed her mom, 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez.
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Claims (10 extracted, 3 hedged)

A 2-year-old boy plunged from a third-story building in Forest Hills, Queens, on Thursday afternoon — and miraculously survived, according to police. uncertain
boy → plunge → police
Cops responded to a 911 call at 102-10 Queens Boulevard shortly before 2:30 p.m. and found the unidentified toddler on the ground with minor injuries, according to the NYPD. uncertain
Cops → respond → NYPD
The boy was taken to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition. asserted
he → take → condition
“All the injuries appear to be minor at this time, pending hospital X-rays, etc.,” a police source told The Post. asserted
source → appear → Post
“No criminality is suspected, appears he simply fell.” asserted
he → suspect → ?
Police said a witness reported that the boy was bleeding from his face. asserted
boy → say → face
WABC Eyewitness News reported that there were no window guards at the apartment, and police are investigating. asserted
police → report → apartment
The incident comes two days after an 8-month-old Bronx girl survived a 15-story fall after the tot and his mom where allegedly pushed off a balcony by the mom’s boyfriend. uncertain
tot → come → boyfriend
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
Angel Novalty Carrasco-Ramirez was listed in stable condition at Jacobi Hospital after the Tuesday morning incident that killed her mom, 23-year-old Nathaly Ramirez. asserted
that → list → mom
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