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An unstable Manhattan skyscraper undergoing construction has triggered a major evacuation after structural columns buckled, forcing nearby buildings to evacuate as engineers work to stabilise the tower.

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A high-rise building under construction in Manhattan remained at risk of collapse after two of its support columns buckled, officials said as engineers worked ‌to stabilize the building

A high-rise building under construction in Manhattan remained at risk of collapse after two of its support columns buckled, officials said as engineers worked ‌to stabilize the building

Reuters

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An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday after reports of buckling columns led to the evacuation of construction workers and people in surrounding buildings. Read more:

An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday after reports of buckling columns led to the evacuation of construction workers and people in surrounding buildings. Read more:

The Washington Post

49,343 views • 22 days ago

Manhattan skyscraper at 42nd Street & 2nd Avenue (former Pfizer HQ) is at risk of collapsing. Multiple nearby buildings evacuated after reports the north side is crumbling. The building was undergoing major renovations to add 16 stories. Construction worker on scene: “The North Side of that building is crumbling.”

Manhattan skyscraper at 42nd Street & 2nd Avenue (former Pfizer HQ) is at risk of collapsing. Multiple nearby buildings evacuated after reports the north side is crumbling. The building was undergoing major renovations to add 16 stories. Construction worker on scene: “The North Side of that building is crumbling.”

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39,338 views • 22 days ago

🚨 A major operation is underway to try to stabilise a 37 storey under construction building in #NewYork. The former Pfizer HQ building at 235 E 42nd St was being converted from an office to a residential building. Construction workers on the 21st/22nd floors noticed structural support columns & beams buckling and cracks and caused floors 21–26 to sag under load. The city authorities are bringing in emergency beams & columns to strengthen and support the structure and take load after buckling columns & sagging floors. The engineers are monitoring the situation minute-by-minute; emergency trusses are planned once it is safe to enter. The building remains unstable but there is no collapse. The largest conversion of office-to-residences was aimed at adding 1,600 apartments in Manhattan. Over nine nearby buildings have been evacuated; including Kennedy International School with 400 children and a hotel, nearby streets closed near Grand Central. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani said the building in a partial collapse in Manhattan "remains unstable," & described the incident as an "extremely serious situation." He said evacuations were ensured for public safety. It is a developing situation. #US #UnitedStates

🚨 A major operation is underway to try to stabilise a 37 storey under construction building in #NewYork. The former Pfizer HQ building at 235 E 42nd St was being converted from an office to a residential building. Construction workers on the 21st/22nd floors noticed structural support columns & beams buckling and cracks and caused floors 21–26 to sag under load. The city authorities are bringing in emergency beams & columns to strengthen and support the structure and take load after buckling columns & sagging floors. The engineers are monitoring the situation minute-by-minute; emergency trusses are planned once it is safe to enter. The building remains unstable but there is no collapse. The largest conversion of office-to-residences was aimed at adding 1,600 apartments in Manhattan. Over nine nearby buildings have been evacuated; including Kennedy International School with 400 children and a hotel, nearby streets closed near Grand Central. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani said the building in a partial collapse in Manhattan "remains unstable," & described the incident as an "extremely serious situation." He said evacuations were ensured for public safety. It is a developing situation. #US #UnitedStates

Shafek Koreshe

18,054 views • 23 days ago

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani detailed the structural issues found in a Manhattan building Tuesday, saying that it "remains unstable." "This is an extremely serious situation," Mandani says, as evacuations to nearby buildings were issued.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani detailed the structural issues found in a Manhattan building Tuesday, saying that it "remains unstable." "This is an extremely serious situation," Mandani says, as evacuations to nearby buildings were issued.

CBS News

515,605 views • 23 days ago

🚨#BREAKING: Multiple buildings and people have been evacuated as a buckle in the support structure is in danger of collapse. 📌#Manhattan | #NewYork At this time, heavy police and emergency crews are responding to an incident at a high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan. The building was evacuated after construction workers reportedly discovered buckled structural columns, sagging floors, and falling bricks. Multiple streets in the area have been closed as the Department of Buildings assesses the structural integrity of the building. Nearby buildings have also reportedly been evacuated as a precaution. Officials are evaluating the risk, and while there are concerns about the building’s stability, the situation remains active and is still developing.

🚨#BREAKING: Multiple buildings and people have been evacuated as a buckle in the support structure is in danger of collapse. 📌#Manhattan | #NewYork At this time, heavy police and emergency crews are responding to an incident at a high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan. The building was evacuated after construction workers reportedly discovered buckled structural columns, sagging floors, and falling bricks. Multiple streets in the area have been closed as the Department of Buildings assesses the structural integrity of the building. Nearby buildings have also reportedly been evacuated as a precaution. Officials are evaluating the risk, and while there are concerns about the building’s stability, the situation remains active and is still developing.

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476,106 views • 23 days ago

A building in midtown Manhattan was evacuated after fire officials said two columns buckled and floors were sagging between the 21st and 26th floors. Several buildings nearby have also been evacuated over concerns of a potential collapse. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.

A building in midtown Manhattan was evacuated after fire officials said two columns buckled and floors were sagging between the 21st and 26th floors. Several buildings nearby have also been evacuated over concerns of a potential collapse. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.

CBS News

206,489 views • 23 days ago

FDNY crews and city officials are investigating structural damage at a Midtown building under construction. Multiple buildings have been evacuated after two interior columns "buckled," causing bricks to fall from the former Pfizer headquarters at East 42nd Street, the FDNY said. No injuries have been reported.

FDNY crews and city officials are investigating structural damage at a Midtown building under construction. Multiple buildings have been evacuated after two interior columns "buckled," causing bricks to fall from the former Pfizer headquarters at East 42nd Street, the FDNY said. No injuries have been reported.

Spectrum News NY1

38,757 views • 23 days ago

This 37-storey tower in Manhattan has been evacuated after at least two structural columns buckled on its 21st floor. Formerly the headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the building at 235 East 42nd Street had been undergoing renovation work to convert it from office space to more than 1,600 high-end apartments — including the addition of four new floors and the extension of several other levels. Fire crews were called to reports of falling masonry at the site on Tuesday morning local time. A 'frozen-zone' was established from 40th to 45th Streets and from First to Third Avenues, which saw the area closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic and buildings evacuated. New York City Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani reassured New Yorkers on Tuesday night that the building was stable. The building renovation project, designed by Gensler for Metro Loft and David Werner Real Estate, had been due to complete in 2027. It's understood that the general contractor is 235 GC LLC with GACE as structural engineers.

This 37-storey tower in Manhattan has been evacuated after at least two structural columns buckled on its 21st floor. Formerly the headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the building at 235 East 42nd Street had been undergoing renovation work to convert it from office space to more than 1,600 high-end apartments — including the addition of four new floors and the extension of several other levels. Fire crews were called to reports of falling masonry at the site on Tuesday morning local time. A 'frozen-zone' was established from 40th to 45th Streets and from First to Third Avenues, which saw the area closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic and buildings evacuated. New York City Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani reassured New Yorkers on Tuesday night that the building was stable. The building renovation project, designed by Gensler for Metro Loft and David Werner Real Estate, had been due to complete in 2027. It's understood that the general contractor is 235 GC LLC with GACE as structural engineers.

The B1M

22,735 views • 22 days ago

HOLEE CRAP.. coincidence? 🚨 A High-Rise building in Midtown Manhattan Faces possible Collapse — Oddly, this building served as the Former Pfizer Global Headquarters A 37-story skyscraper at 235 East 42nd Street — once the global headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer — has been declared structurally unstable after construction workers discovered buckling support beams on the 21st and 22nd floors early Tuesday morning. Streets in a wide area around the former Pfizer complex (near Grand Central Terminal) remain closed as structural engineers monitor the steel-frame structure and prepare emergency stabilization measures.

HOLEE CRAP.. coincidence? 🚨 A High-Rise building in Midtown Manhattan Faces possible Collapse — Oddly, this building served as the Former Pfizer Global Headquarters A 37-story skyscraper at 235 East 42nd Street — once the global headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer — has been declared structurally unstable after construction workers discovered buckling support beams on the 21st and 22nd floors early Tuesday morning. Streets in a wide area around the former Pfizer complex (near Grand Central Terminal) remain closed as structural engineers monitor the steel-frame structure and prepare emergency stabilization measures.

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At least nine buildings, including a school and hotel, were evacuated amid fears a building under construction in NYC may collapse. Images from inside show its structural supports buckling. Aaron Katersky reports as crews work to stabilize the structure.

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28,015 views • 10 months ago

🚨#BREAKING: Emergency crews are responding to a major emergency after a High-pressure gas pipeline was damaged prompting multiple buildings to be evacuated 📌#Manhattan | #NewYork Currently, numerous emergency personnel and multiple response agencies are on the scene in Uptown Manhattan, New York, responding to a major emergency after construction crews struck a high-pressure gas pipeline. The immediate area has been evacuated as a precaution due to the potential explosion risk. The gas company is en route to shut off the line and begin containment efforts. Additionally, all train traffic in and around the area has been suspended until further notice, causing significant transportation disruptions across the region. Authorities are urging residents and commuters to avoid the area and follow official updates.

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Thousands of Americans are stranded in the Middle East, with some beginning to return home after a U.S. government charter flight landed in Virginia. Margaret Brennan reports that the evacuation comes as the conflict in Iran escalates, with drone attacks forcing the U.S. to evacuate its embassy in Kuwait.

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16,686 views • 4 months ago

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1,591,506 views • 2 years ago

This is what happens when you rush the biggest office-to-residential conversion in NYC history. A $720 million construction loan from Madison Realty Capital, and they couldn’t even keep the structural columns from buckling? Nathan Berman’s Metro Loft and David Werner wanted to make history with the old Pfizer HQ conversion—instead, they just paralyzed Midtown Manhattan.

This is what happens when you rush the biggest office-to-residential conversion in NYC history. A $720 million construction loan from Madison Realty Capital, and they couldn’t even keep the structural columns from buckling? Nathan Berman’s Metro Loft and David Werner wanted to make history with the old Pfizer HQ conversion—instead, they just paralyzed Midtown Manhattan.

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🇺🇸 JP MORGAN BUILT A CITY INSIDE A TOWER Imagine stacking a skyscraper on spaghetti. That’s basically what they did. Engineers had to demolish a giant old building during a pandemic and build a 60-story mega-tower right over live train tracks without breaking NYC’s busiest commute. Now 10,000 people work in the $3 billion JP Morgan HQ, which is taller than the Empire State Building’s roof and has enough food vendors to count as a mall. Source: djcoregon

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44,867 views • 9 months ago

NEW: NYC buildings evacuated after workers spot buckling support beams that “are bending like cigarettes.” The Midtown high-rise was evacuated after the support beams buckled and floors started caving in, sending bricks falling from the sky during rush hour. The building is undergoing construction to add 10 floors, converting office space into apartments. Local 638 Steamfitter Cliff Johnsen said, “The I-beams are bending like cigarettes in there, which is super dangerous.” Surrounding buildings were ordered to be evacuated, including a school with over 400 children, due to fears the building might collapse. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated, “I would say that beyond that, just for those in the immediate area to follow the instructions of those on the ground, we have seen evacuations not only of the building, but of surrounding buildings, as well as a nearby school. And I believe those actions are appropriate at this time.”

NEW: NYC buildings evacuated after workers spot buckling support beams that “are bending like cigarettes.” The Midtown high-rise was evacuated after the support beams buckled and floors started caving in, sending bricks falling from the sky during rush hour. The building is undergoing construction to add 10 floors, converting office space into apartments. Local 638 Steamfitter Cliff Johnsen said, “The I-beams are bending like cigarettes in there, which is super dangerous.” Surrounding buildings were ordered to be evacuated, including a school with over 400 children, due to fears the building might collapse. NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated, “I would say that beyond that, just for those in the immediate area to follow the instructions of those on the ground, we have seen evacuations not only of the building, but of surrounding buildings, as well as a nearby school. And I believe those actions are appropriate at this time.”

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167,717 views • 23 days ago