NYC buildings commissioner confident buckling Midtown building is ‘stabilizing’ after emergency work
Metro NYC buildings commissioner confident buckling Midtown building is ‘stabilizing’ after emergency work By Ella Morrison Published July 8, 2026, 2:02 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google 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 a few surrounding blocks, Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said.
- ▪Metro NYC buildings commissioner confident buckling Midtown building is ‘stabilizing’ after emergency work By Ella Morrison Published July 8, 2026, 2:02 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google 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 a few surrounding blocks, Department of Buildings
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