2 Die, 1 Hurt in N.Y. as Part of Building Falls

NEW YORK — The front stoop and archway of a Manhattan apartment building collapsed Friday, killing two girls and seriously injuring a third, authorities said.

The bodies of two girls, one 10 and the other 11, were recovered by rescue workers, officials said. A 13-year-old girl was in critical but stable condition.

The accident occurred when decayed ironwork supporting a granite facade and staircase gave way, officials said. “They had rotted over the years--they’re 100 years old,” said Mayor Edward I. Koch, who visited the scene.