- A 37-story New York City building at 235 East 42nd Street is under a preliminary criminal investigation following structural failures.
- The Manhattan district attorney’s office and the New York City Department of Investigation are probing buckling columns, cracks, and sagging floors that prompted evacuations.
- The incident on Tuesday morning led to the evacuation of at least five buildings and brought surrounding streets in Midtown Manhattan to a standstill.
- The building is currently being converted from an office tower into 1,600 luxury apartments, with 11 new floors being added to the existing structure.
- While the developer dismissed the event as a “typical construction mishap,” city officials and union workers have raised concerns about safety, and the building has 44 prior complaints.
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