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Developer of unstable building in NYC says it was never in danger of collapse

Construction crews have been working night and day to stabilize a building on 42nd Street that had two columns buckle and several floors begin to sag.

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NYC building on E. 42nd St. in danger of collapse, evacuated after columns buckle

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Manhattan Building at Risk of Collapse Is Being Converted to Apartments

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NYC’s buckling Midtown building sparks fears over aging structures

Attorney Glenn Nick addresses escalating concerns over the structural integrity of aging New York City buildings after a Midtown high-rise experienced buckled columns this week.

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Crews work to keep NYC high-rise stabilized — but that’s just the beginning. Here’s what comes next

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Tourists and New Yorkers face uncertainty after Manhattan high-rise scare

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July 7, 2026 - Manhattan high-rise at risk of partial collapse

“We were able to visit and get to the 21st floor this evening ourselves to inspect and look at the work that’s been done, and we are feeling confident that many of the emergency shoring measures that ...

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Manhattan high-rise is unstable after columns buckle, forcing evacuations

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Evacuated residents and hotel guests are allowed to return amid work on damaged NYC high-rise

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Steel columns installed to stabilize midtown Manhattan building from collapse

Crews replaced temporary shoring with steel columns as several nearby buildings remained under an evacuation order.

New York City building threatening to collapse stabilized with emergency jacks; some street closures lifted

As of Wednesday morning, the only streets closed off around 235 E. 42nd St. is E. 42nd St and E. 43rd St. between Second and Third Avenues, city Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said at a presser outside the building

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Midtown Manhattan building at risk of partial collapse after beams found buckling

Officials are "confident" in a plan to stabilize the building.

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Steel columns installed at Midtown high-rise as crews continue repairs after building collapse scare

Five surrounding buildings near 235 E. 42nd St. remain evacuated, and East 43rd Street remains closed out of an abundance of caution as engineers and emergency crews continue reinforcing the building.

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Inspector of Buckling Building Cited for Missing Problems at Other Sites

A New York Times review of city records shows that the firm, Domani Inspection Services, was repeatedly accused of breaking New York City rules.

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Manhattan building developer says collapse fears were overblown, calls buckling columns 'localized situation'

MetroLoft founder Nathan Berman calls the Manhattan high-rise structural damage a "freak accident" limited to a 20-by-20-foot section of the building.

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Four die in Delhi building collapse as rains batter India, trigger landslides

NEW DELHI, July 9 (Reuters) - At least four people died in a building collapse in the Indian capital Delhi, the latest in a series of rain-related incidents as monsoon showers triggered landslides and disrupted travel across parts of the country.

NewsNation's New York Bureau Forced to Evacuate Due to Potential Building Collapse

The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Wednesday for nearly $300 million towards Venezuela earthquake relief operations as the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 3,800 people.Officials were appealing for $296 million to provide urgently needed aid for 1.3 million people over six months, he said.