After collapse scare, Pfizer building stabilization efforts continue

The situation at the old Pfizer building in Midtown East appeared to be calming down on Wednesday morning as officials began reopening streets. People were allowed back into nearby buildings on Wednesday morning as the so-called “frozen zone” around 235 East 42nd Street shrank, Bloomberg reported. Fire Department units were also leaving the scene, according to the publication, as a source said the building’s threat of collapse had waned. The buckling 20th and 21st floors saw shoring installed overnight to help stabilize the construction site. On Tuesday night, Department of Buildings commissioner Ahmed Tigani said it was “a consistent, stable, […]

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