Construction is underway to help stabilize a New York City high-rise after buckling beams were discovered by workers, triggering warnings of a potential collapse. Footage shows the emergency repairs underway, with workers shoring up the damage inside the massive office building that was being converted into residential housing. The discovery on Tuesday (7 July) morning resulted in the evacuation of workers on site, as well as people in nearby buildings. There were no reported injuries, according to police. "I can say right now that the building is stable, it has not moved since we started monitoring earlier today and we feel confident in the emergency plan that we have now to make it stable," New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said.

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…

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…

Reports of falling bricks and buckling columns at a Midtown Manhattan high-rise have prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

A high-rise under construction in New York City was evacuated after structural columns buckled on the 21st floor, sending bricks falling onto the street below, according to the…

Fire officials said two columns had buckled on the 21st and 22nd floors, while floors were sagging between the 21st and 26th floors.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Workers were expected to begin stabilizing a Manhattan high-rise Tuesday evening after buckled columns and sagging floors forced evacuations in and around the…

The building, formerly Pfizer’s global headquarters, is being converted into a 1,500-unit luxury rental complex. It was evacuated, along with neighboring buildings. A press…

The Midtown building under construction had bricks tumble into the street during Tuesday's morning rush hour, forcing buildings to evacuate, officials said.

"Video shows two columns buckled inside a Midtown building under construction. Dozens were evacuated..."

A high-rise under construction in Manhattan was evacuated on Tuesday after structural columns buckled and bricks fell onto the street, prompting officials to warn that the…

Authorities evacuated a Manhattan office building after construction workers observed multiple floors collapsing and bricks falling from the facade.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said two columns buckled, leaving the tower unstable.

Las autoridades detectaron daños en columnas y mantienen el monitoreo mientras preparan un plan para estabilizar la estructura

A Manhattan high-rise remains unstable after bricks fell and structural columns buckled, prompting emergency evacuations in New York City. Officials say the building is still…

A New York City highrise that was under construction when columns buckled and bricks tumbled into the street below during the Tuesday morning rush hour remained unstable and was…

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Steel support columns in the Midtown building, which is being converted from offices into apartments, may have been overloaded, experts say

New York City's fire chief said the building was in danger of 'localized' collapse, after buckling columns were found.

Officials say an under-construction high-rise in Manhattan remains unstable after columns buckled and floors sagged.