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Officials ‘confident’ temporary shoring has stabilized NYC high-rise at risk

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July 8, 2026

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New York officials said they are “confident” the installation of temporary shoring on a high-rise in Midtown Manhattan has stabilized the building after officials warned of a partial collapse Tuesday when structural columns buckled. #cnn #news #nyc

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UPI

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· Jul 8, 2026

Officials ‘confident’ buckling New York City high-rise is stable

Officials ‘confident’ buckling New York City high-rise is stable

Associated Press

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· Jul 8, 2026

LIVE: Mamdani and Hochul speak after Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized

Watch live from New York as Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani make a transportation announcement. This comes after a Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted.

DNyuz

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· Jul 8, 2026

NYC buildings commissioner confident buckling Midtown building is ‘stabilizing’ after emergency work

City buildings department officials are confident the buckling Midtown high-rise at risk of collapse is “stabilizing” after emergency crews worked overnight to shore up the structure. Workers were able to successfully shore up the under-construction 37-story former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street near Second Avenue — enough to shrink the evacuated “frozen zone” to []

ABC7 New York

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· Jul 9, 2026

Midtown high-rise stabilized after buckling columns spark collapse scare

Midtown high-rise stabilized after buckling columns spark collapse scare

Bloomberg

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· Jul 7, 2026

NYC Is Racing to Secure ‘Unstable’ Midtown Manhattan Building

New York City officials were racing to stabilize a high-rise building in the heart of Manhattan after cracks developed in multiple columns and floors began to sag, leading to the evacuation of nearby office buildings and a school during the height of the morning rush. (Source: Bloomberg)

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 7, 2026

Manhattan high-rise to be stabilized after columns buckle, forcing evacuations

Workers were expected to begin stabilizing a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and sagging floors at the site forced evacuations in and around the midtown construction site.

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Related coverage for "Officials ‘confident’ temporary shoring has stabilized NYC high-rise at risk": UPI — Officials ‘confident’ buckling New York City high-rise is stable. Associated Press — LIVE: Mamdani and Hochul speak after Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized. DNyuz — NYC buildings commissioner confident buckling Midtown building is ‘stabilizing’ after emergency work. ABC7 New York — Midtown high-rise stabilized after buckling columns spark collapse scare . Bloomberg — NYC Is Racing to Secure ‘Unstable’ Midtown Manhattan Building. KSAT San Antonio — Manhattan high-rise to be stabilized after columns buckle, forcing evacuations