Manhattan High-Rise Stabilization Efforts Underway After Structural Issues
A high-rise building in Manhattan, previously a Pfizer facility, is undergoing stabilization after significant structural issues, including buckled columns, prompted evacuations and street closures. Officials are working to ensure safety for residents and workers in the area as the building is converted into residential apartments.
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Some evacuation orders and street closures remain as work continues on a NYC high-rise that buckled
Crews have worked overnight to shore up a massive, under-construction apartment building in Manhattan after columns buckled and floors sagged, triggering widespread evacuations and street closures over concerns about a collapse
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