- New photos show buckling beams and sagging floors at a New York City high rise that is on the verge of collapse .
- The under-construction high-rise in Manhattan, formerly Pfizer headquarters, remains unstable after the tower and surrounding buildings were evacuated Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.
- Officials identified two buckled columns on the 21st and 22nd floors, with floors sagging between the 21st and 26th floors of the building , which is undergoing conversion from a 1970s-era office structure to luxury apartments.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described the situation near Grand Central Station as "extremely serious," with officials utilizing drones for monitoring and Fire Chief John Esposito suggesting any collapse would likely be localized rather than total.
- First responders and city officials are collaborating with the project engineer to develop plans for shoring up the compromised flooring and adding emergency beams and columns to stabilize the structure, with assessments ongoing.
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FDNY establishes a ‘collapse zone’ as it rushes to save NYC high-rise after evacuations
