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Manhattan Tower Crisis Under Construction | Global News
- Published
- July 7, 2026
- Duration
- 1:38
- Summary source
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- Last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
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Summary
Manhattan’s skyline just got a lot more tense as a major high-rise under construction—once Pfizer’s old office tower—began showing alarming structural cracks and sagging floors, forcing evacuations including a nearby school with 400 students. With the building in the middle of a massive conversion into the city’s largest luxury apartment complex, engineer…
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Manhattan’s skyline just got a lot more tense as a major high-rise under construction—once Pfizer’s old office tower—began showing alarming structural cracks and sagging floors, forcing evacuations including a nearby school with 400 students. With the building in the middle of a massive conversion into the city’s largest luxury apartment complex, engineers are racing to stabilize compromised floors and columns, especially on the 21st and 22nd floors, using drones and emergency beams to prevent a
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