Structural repairs are underway at a Manhattan high-rise after buckling beams were discovered by construction workers, prompting emergency evacuations and street closures.
Offices and hotels around East 42nd Street were evacuated after structural damage affected an office conversion project. Traffic was halted in the area. No injuries were reported.
A building at risk of partial collapse prompted the city to restrict pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area. Some buses were diverted or delayed, but subway lines remained uninterrupted.
After decades, deferred maintenance totals an estimated $50 billion. But getting repair funds from Congress is a laborious process.
State officials were assessing the damage from a storm that ripped through the region overnight. At least four people suffered minor injuries.
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