{"id":290130,"date":"2026-07-08T11:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290130\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T11:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:14:09","slug":"partial-collapse-threat-prompts-evacuations-at-manhattan-high-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290130\/","title":{"rendered":"Partial collapse threat prompts evacuations at Manhattan high-rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA major emergency response unfolded in Midtown Manhattan after structural concerns raised fears that a high-rise under construction could partially collapse.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783507929-2317f40efc32a62359f9767166c173ae27f5c83e-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1964957 attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Partial Collapse Threat Prompts Evacuations At Manhattan High Rise\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"678\">(NBC)- A major emergency response unfolded in Midtown Manhattan after structural concerns raised fears that a high-rise under construction could partially collapse.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"929\">Construction workers reported buckling columns and sinking floors shortly before 8 a.m., prompting an emergency response. Video from inside the building showed bent support beams, while aerial footage appeared to show the structure leaning slightly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1047\">The building, formerly home to Pfizer\u2019s global headquarters, is being converted into a 1,600-unit apartment complex.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1208\">New York City officials said crews observed additional movement in one of the compromised columns after arriving at the scene, calling the situation dangerous.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1475\">More than 150 fire and EMS personnel responded as authorities evacuated nine nearby buildings around Grand Central Terminal, including schools, hotels and restaurants. A local television station also relocated its broadcast after being forced to leave its building.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1600\">City officials said there are no Department of Buildings records indicating previous structural concerns with the property.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1602\" data-end=\"1753\">The building\u2019s developer said safety remains its top priority, adding the issue is confined to a small section of one of the two buildings on the site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1851\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Emergency crews continue working to stabilize the structure, and no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major emergency response unfolded in Midtown Manhattan after structural concerns raised fears that a high-rise under construction&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[110908,449,1527,7716,194,3955,75,84,83,9,24,63,110909,49805],"class_list":["post-290130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-apartment-conversion","tag-building-collapse","tag-construction","tag-evacuation","tag-fdny","tag-grand-central-terminal","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-pfizer-building","tag-structural-damage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}