A Midtown high-rise whose support columns were discovered buckling Tuesday is “shifting’’ and in danger of partially collapsing — a situation so precarious that crews can’t even go in to stabilize it, authorities said.
The 37-story former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street — which is being converted from commercial to residential use — was dramatically evacuated during the morning rush along with eight surrounding buildings as city officials mounted a desperate effort to avert catastrophe.
“The concern is that since we have been on site in the early morning, we have seen continued shifting of the structure,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said early Tuesday afternoon.
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