Engineering professor on why columns may have buckled in New York City building
ONP Summary
A Midtown Manhattan high-rise being converted to apartments from former Pfizer offices was evacuated Tuesday after investigators discovered severe structural damage. The support columns were showing signs of failure, upper floors were subsiding, and debris was falling from the facade; nearby buildings were also evacuated as a safety measure.
Progressive: Structural failure — progressive outlets presented buckling support columns and sagging floors as critical system failures requiring investigation.
Moderate: Emergency management — centrist outlets emphasized official response coordination, the building's unstable condition, and ongoing risk mitigation.
Conservative: Collapse catastrophe — conservative outlets used emphatic language to stress the immediate danger and severity of potential structural failure.
In Midtown Manhattan, buildings had to be evacuated after at least two columns were found buckling at a high-rise construction site.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani also said there are multiple cracks and sagging floors.
Magued Iskander, a professor at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss. ...
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