NYC Inspects Construction Sites After 37-Story Midtown Building Buckles
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 14
NYC Inspects Construction Sites After 37-Story Midtown Building Buckles
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 14
Summary
City inspectors began safety sweeps Monday at construction sites linked to firms working on the East 42nd Street project, where two columns buckled last week.
The failure left the 37-story Midtown East building dangerously unstable, halted construction and temporarily forced thousands of nearby occupants to evacuate; no injuries were reported.
Friday brought a preliminary criminal inquiry into the incident, though officials have not disclosed the probe’s scope, targets or the full reach of the inspections.
Stabilization work is continuing floor by floor at the office-to-apartment conversion, the largest such project in the country, with completion once slated for 2027.