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A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
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A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A Manhattan high-rise that once served as Pfizer's HQ was evacuated Tuesday morning after officials found "buckled" columns and "sagging" floors.
Mayor Mamdani says "the building remains unstable" as there has been additional movement in one of the columns since city officials arrived.
Officials say an under-construction high-rise in Manhattan remains unstable after columns buckled and floors sagged
NEW YORK (AP) — An under-construction high-rise in Manhattan was still unstable Tuesday after buckling columns and sagging floors raised…
The office building, which once housed pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, was evacuated Tuesday morning after construction workers noticed cracks and buckling columns.
Several buildings in Midtown Manhattan were evacuated Tuesday morning after officials discovered buckling support beams in a former office building that is being converted to residences.
A Manhattan high-rise was evacuated after construction workers discovered buckling support beams, falling bricks and structural concerns inside the Midtown building.
A Manhattan high-rise was evacuated after construction workers discovered buckling support beams, falling bricks and structural concerns inside the Midtown building.
A Manhattan high-rise was evacuated after construction workers discovered buckling support beams, falling bricks and structural concerns inside the Midtown building.
A Manhattan high-rise was evacuated after construction workers discovered buckling support beams, falling bricks and structural concerns inside the Midtown building.
A Manhattan high-rise was evacuated after construction workers discovered buckling support beams, falling bricks and structural concerns inside the Midtown building.
The Midtown Manhattan high-rise building, located near Grand Central Terminal, was being converted from office space to luxury apartments.
The Midtown Manhattan high-rise building, located near Grand Central Terminal, was being converted from office space to luxury apartments.
The Midtown Manhattan high-rise building, located near Grand Central Terminal, was being converted from office space to luxury apartments.
The Midtown Manhattan high-rise building, located near Grand Central Terminal, was being converted from office space to luxury apartments.
The Midtown Manhattan high-rise building, located near Grand Central Terminal, was being converted from office space to luxury apartments.
The Midtown Manhattan high-rise building, located near Grand Central Terminal, was being converted from office space to luxury apartments.
New York City officials hold a press conference giving an update on a cracked building in midtown Manhattan at noon on July 7.
Multiple floors of the former Pfizer headquarters, which is under construction to be converted into 1,600 residential apartments, started caving […]
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A high-rise under construction in NYC is evacuated after structural columns buckled, sending bricks falling onto the street below.
A Midtown Manhattan building under construction is unstable and a collapse warning has been issued. City officials say two columns on the 21st floor buckled and bricks were reported falling...
A Manhattan high-rise that was under construction when columns buckled and bricks tumbled into the street below during the Tuesday morning rush hour remained unstable and was still moving,...
Officers say the workers spotted structural support beams beginning to buckle on the 21st floor and self-evacuated.
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