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Manhattan high-rise deemed stable after columns buckled, and some evacuations are lifted
Crews installed jacks and new steel after two support columns buckled, and officials said the building showed no movement during hours of monitoring.
- On Tuesday, emergency crews began stabilizing a 37-story Manhattan building on East 42nd Street after two support columns buckled on the 21st and 22nd floors, sparking partial collapse concerns.
- Formerly the Pfizer headquarters, the structure is currently being converted into a 1,600-unit apartment complex and sits near Grand Central Terminal, the Chrysler Building, and the United Nations.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani established a "frozen zone" from 40th through 45th streets, forcing evacuations of nearby tall buildings, the Israeli consulate, and a school with about 400 children.
- Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, confirmed jacks and new steel stabilized the structure, though five buildings remain under evacuation orders.
- MetroLoft founder Nathan Berman believes the widening of about 15 top floors likely caused the columns to buckle, telling The Wall Street Journal, "Why those particular two columns and nothing else? We don't know.
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Bending support beams were discovered on the 21st floor of the former Pfizer headquarters, causing five floors to partially sink and begin to collapse.
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