What to know about the Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse near busy Grand Central hub

Officials say the structure is now stable but investigations will continue.

The building at 235 East 42nd Street is seen Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in New York. [Photo: Angelina Katsanis/AP Photo]

An under-construction Manhattan high-rise at risk of collapse was stabilized late Tuesday and some evacuations of nearby buildings were lifted.“We’ve been monitoring the building for many hours and have not seen any movement,” Ahmed Tigani, commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings, said during a news conference Tuesday.By nighttime, residents were allowed back into several of the seven buildings that were evacuated as a precaution.The scene unfolded after columns were spotted buckling on Tuesday morning at the 1970s-era building, which is being converted into luxury apartments.Construction workers at the site and people in nearby buildings — including a school, diplomatic offices and several hotels — in the busy corridor of midtown were rushed out after firefighters were called there around 8 a.m. Mayor Zohran Mamdani described it as “an extremely serious situation.”City officials going floor-by-floor later found no additional movement of the damaged columns, giving on-site contractors the greenlight to move forward with emergency repairs, his office said. On Tuesday evening, workers could be seen shoring up the damage inside the gleaming glass-and-steel high rise.That work is expected to continue, impacting a part of........

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