Midtown high-rise stabilized after buckling prompts evacuations
TL;DR
An unoccupied 37-story high-rise under construction near Grand Central was evacuated after steel support columns on the 21st floor buckled; officials later said the building is stable and monitoring continues, with plans to shore the affected floor and extend stabilization to other areas as nearby evacuations subside.
- Buckling Manhattan high-rise deemed ‘stable’ for now after evacuations ordered NBC News
- Live updates: NYC officials working to stabilize high-rise building in Midtown with some evacuations lifted CNN
- Former Pfizer HQ deemed stable by Department of Buildings after collapse scare on Manhattan's East Side ABC7 New York
- One building cleared to reenter as contractors work to shore up Manhattan high-rise NBC New York
- Rush to Evacuate as ‘Beams Started Bending’ and Floors Sagged at Midtown Tower The New York Times
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