Woman Killed By Falling Decorative Masonry In Midtown

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 4:16PM

The body of deceased Erica Tishman lay covered as authorities Investigate on West 49th Street near 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

A dreary, cloud covered day with a constant, tenacious downpour was made even bleaker when a pedestrian was killed instantly after loose masonry from a Midtown building fell onto her.

Erica Tishmans’ body lay next to large pieces of the shattered masonry at right on West 49th Street near 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The woman, identified by Authorities as 60yr old Erica Tishman of Manhattan, was walking on West 49th Street past a building for which the address is 729 7th Avenue, when the loose stonework made its’ deadly descent, striking her in the head.

Large chunks of the decorative masonry can be seen in the foreground at left and right with another large piece in the background on West 49th Street near 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Emergency Responders tried in vain to resuscitate Erica before pronouncing her dead on the scene. Chunks of the fallen Terra Cotta could be seen near her body as it lay covered by a white sheet on the sidewalk, in the rain.

Erica Tishmans’ headband and EarPod earpiece lies next to her body on West 49th Street near 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Passersby stopped to take in the horrific scene, some wondering how incidents like this can still happen in the City, while others somberly noted it could have happened to them.

60yr old Erica Tishman was killed instantly after decorative masonry fell onto her from a building near West 49th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Authorities have launched a full fledged Investigation to determine how this tragic event unfolded.

60yr old Erica Tishman was killed instantly after decorative masonry fell onto her from a building near West 49th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
60yr old Erica Tishman was killed instantly after decorative masonry fell onto her from a building near West 49th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
60yr old Erica Tishman was killed instantly after decorative masonry fell onto her from a building near West 49th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
60yr old Erica Tishman was killed instantly after decorative masonry fell onto her from a building near West 49th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
60yr old Erica Tishman was killed instantly after decorative masonry fell onto her from a building near West 49th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on Tuesday December 17, 2019. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)