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Press Conference
Mayor Mamdani, FDNY Commissioner Bonsignore, Chief Esposito, and Commissioner Tigani brief the media, confirm ongoing instability and drone monitoring.
Collapse Zone Established
Officials establish a collapse zone, evacuate the building and nine surrounding structures, and close nearby streets as the building continues to shift.
DOB Inspection
Department of Buildings inspectors arrive and observe buckled structural columns, multiple cracks, and sagging floors on the 21st floor.
FDNY Receives Call
FDNY receives reports of a structural issue at the active construction site and dispatches units.
Worker Alert
Construction workers at 235 East 42nd Street notice cracking sounds and structural beam buckling and alert the FDNY.
Columns Buckle Spotted
Construction workers notice buckled columns on the 21st floor of the former Pfizer building being converted to luxury apartments; firefighters are called around 8 a.m. and evacuations begin.
Mayor Declares Serious Situation
Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds press conference, calling the instability 'extremely serious' as seven nearby buildings are emptied.
Floor-by-Floor Inspection
City officials inspect the building up to the 37th floor and find no additional movement of damaged columns, greenlighting emergency repairs.
Emergency Shoring Begins
Contractors begin installing temporary supports to stabilize the structure; work expected to last several days.
Evacuations Partially Lifted
Residents are allowed back into several of the evacuated buildings as monitoring shows no further shifting.
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