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Man Hit By Falling Ice Says Building’s Managers Could Have Done Mo... http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/24/man-hit-by-falling-ice-says-buil... ° Home News Sports Weather Traffic Photos Video Audio Best Of Events Health Directory Travel Deals Autos News Home New York New Jersey Connecticut Business Health Entertainment Pics Text Alerts Tech Eye On Weather: Forecast & Alerts | Traffic & Transit | Schools | Listen: 1010 WINS | WCBS 880 Man Hit By Falling Ice Says Building’s Managers Could Have Done More For Pedestrians’ Safety January 24, 2014 10:40 PM Filed Under: Barry Negron, Plaza Arcade, Tracee Carrasco LISTEN LIVE FOLLOW US ON Sign Up for Newsletters A large chunk of ice fell from this Midtown building on Jan. 22, 2014, striking a man below in the face. (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880) A large chunk of ice fell from this Midtown building on Jan. 22, 2014, striking a man below in the face. (credit: Alex Silverman/WCBS 880) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man who was struck in the face by a chunk of ice that fell from a Midtown building on Wednesday says the building’s managers didn’t do enough to keep pedestrians safe. As CBS 2’s Tracee Carrasco reported Friday, Barry Negron was still bandaged, swollen and bruised when he revisited the Plaza Arcade building on West 48th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues. “It hit with so much force that I started panicking. I knew I was bleeding because I could see it on my hands and I was spitting out blood, and I heard two females yelling, like, ‘Oh my God.’ So as soon as they said that I panicked and I said, ‘Please someone help me, please someone help me,” Negron recalled. The 27-year-old was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center where he received 80 stitches. The ice had cut his face from his nose to his lip, Carrasco reported. He was also left with a black eye. “My right eye is still a little blurry they said it’s going to take about a 1 of 2 2/9/2016 11:01 AM Man Hit By Falling Ice Says Building’s Managers Could Have Done Mo... http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/01/24/man-hit-by-falling-ice-says-buil... More From CBS New York FOLLOW US NEWS SPORTS BEST OF NY WATCH + LISTEN WFAN SHOWS CORPORATE New York News Yankees Arts & Culture CBS 2 Boomer & Carton About Us New Jersey News Mets Shopping & Style 1010 WINS Mike Francesa Advertise Connecticut News Giants Food & Drink WCBS Newsradio 880 Joe & Evan Business Development Traffic Jets Nightlife & Music WFAN Sportsradio Steve Somers Contact Weather Knicks Family & Pets 66/101.9 On-Air Schedule Mobile Business Nets Nina In New York Contests & Promotions Streaming Schedule Connect Consumer Rangers Travel Only CBS Entertainment Devils Events CBS Radio Jobs Health Islanders CBS Television Jobs Politics NYCFC Technology Local ©2016 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All rights reserved. By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our Video Services Policy Powered by WordPress.com VIP Privacy Policy Terms of Use Your California Privacy Rights Mobile User Agreement Ad Choices EEO Reports WCBS-TV Public File WLNY-TV Public File 2 of 2 2/9/2016 11:01 AM.