Construction workers were evacuated from a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan during a renovation on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, after two interior columns began to buckle. FDNY responded shortly before 8 a.m. when bricks started falling from the 38-story building on 235 E. 42nd St. near Second Ave.
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A building has been evacuated in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 7, 2026. Emergency services evacuated a busy Manhattan street block during the Tuesday morning rush hour after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, according to firefighters.
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Firefighters from the New York City Fire Department (NYFD) respond to a building that has been evacuated in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 7, 2026. Emergency services evacuated a busy Manhattan street block during the Tuesday morning rush hour after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, according to firefighters.
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People and workers evacuated from nearby buildings due to structural damage look on in the Manhattan borough of New York City on July 7, 2026. Emergency services evacuated a busy Manhattan street block during the Tuesday morning rush hour of July 7, after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, according to firefighters.