Manhattan parking garage collapse latest update

Officials said at least six parking garage workers were pulled from the garage. One was pronounced dead on the scene, five others were injured.
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[@writerconsidered]

As someone who works in parking garage maintenance I can tell you it was lack of maintenance. I worked in a 100 yr old parking garage and management never wants to do maintenance. The problem is back then they were so over built they seem invincible with huge oversized pillars. That false sense of security caused this. The problem is they settle and after a 100 yrs of settling the pillars develop stress cracks. moisture gets in those stress cracks and corrode the rebar. I had a huge crack that I reported for 2 years and no one listened, finally a 50 lb chunk of cement broke off and fell. fortunately no one was hurt, nor a car.

[@cheezeball6109]

Agreed...

[@skontheroad]

Hopefully this will wake the owners up! The insurance companies will certainly take notice!

[@skontheroad]

Question for you--do you think that it pancaked from luck? Or from the design of this specific structure? And was it specific to THIS structure? The year it was built and any regs they may have had, if any, 100 years ago? That it was a garage? Atleast it was a safe was to go down. I just wonder why.

[@altonhipp4075]

Age and lack of maintenance......hope the owners banked enough of their neglectful greed.....they're going to pay out big time!

[@adriennem7927]

Plus you have had more heavier rains then normal, a couple of hurricanes that have prob wreaked havoc on older structures that nobody thought about.

[@Ms.Norths.Musings]

The irony the kids made the most sense out of everyone! Why would you put the heaviest cars, the suvs and minivans on TOP of a garage under construction? Brilliant Young Man! BRILLIANT!

[@lovelynurse23]

My exact thought!!!

[@JasonS-ui8id]

Or any vehicles, for that matter, during construction. Oh, I forgot... profits.

[@xMorbidArtx]

@@nicelogin2 ok poindexter.

[@JimmySloop-ci9yh]

The city is getting old this is going to start happening. People in New York voted for Joe Biden build back better. Now it is time to do it.

[@Dis2good]

Just goes to show you, most things in life are common sense and dont require a PHD 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@user-rj4vr2sc2d]

The City of New York is complicit in this for allowing the building's owner to pay a fine instead of requiring the repairs to be made. The point of inspections is not to generate the City funds for revenue, the purpose is to keep people safe! Shut down non-compliant buildings and the problems will get fixed overnight, I guarantee it

[@luztavera6900]

Totally agree

[@akshonclip]

The city also is to blame. They make it nearly impossible to get permits. They absolutely are in it for money. Otherwise permits wouldn’t cost what they do.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I like how they made it a separate body so the ppl in charge can point the blame to someone else they made.

[@bonniegaither3994]

Let the lawsuits begin. Hope it was worth it for the owner not to fix it.

[@FlyAgaric525]

sue the city for not enforcing structural integrity of the parking garage, too. the engineers and inspectors need to be forcefully held responsible.

[@ZunamiRevert]

@Byakuya Supremacy Don’t be proud to be a republican bud that’s not a flex

[@GuitarsCarsandBikes]

NYC has so many regulations and is so corrupt repairs are impossible ! This I’m sure will happen much more.

[@drownthepoor]

@Byakuya Supremacy Also, you found another democrat by calling one of them out.

[@drownthepoor]

@@ZunamiRevert You do realize that simply hating democrats doesn't make you republican right? Democrats are fools eating out of the hands of the wealthy. Years ago it was republicans that occupied this position, but you can look it up by registered voters. Democrats are now the party of the wealthy, despite wearing dresses that say "Tax The Rich". Republicans had their time of voting for their own enslavement, and now it's your turn I guess. Under Bush: bipartisan support for Patriot Act, wars in Afghanistan, Iraq openly. Secret wars in Libya, Ukraine, Syria, Sudan. There's few thing both sides agree on: war, expansion of the state, and removal of rights. Democrats will demand guns are banned, despite many leftists being pro gun. But a lot of gun control actually happens under republican control of offices. Like Trump banning bumpstocks with no authority, or Reagan's assault weapons ban. If/when that happens you'll realize why we needed them.

[@vasantos-re4hb]

Old buildings + heavy SUVs = collapse risk. That's the way it is. Have you seen how old these buildings are? There's no easy way to fix or reinforce them.

[@truthiscensored]

Easier said after the fact. No one goes to check when a building was built and the weight of the cars/SUVs on it before parking their car. In the same manner their are many suv's parked on old building right now and they not collapsing.

[@phaikia13]

Some parts of a building are not meant to handle so much weight, especially the roof. You do not want a repeat of the Sampoong Department Store tragedy which killed 500 people in Korea for this exact reason.

[@Catchmyvib2]

Just like the bridges and overpasses- railways pipelines- sewage systems ect. Everything thing has aged past its expiration point.

[@bobsmithinson2050]

Not just parking garages, but apartments, condos, office towers, etc will start to do the same as the years pile on. Buildings surely don’t last forever, and despite maintenance, there’s always the possibility of unseen corrosion or damage to beams or other supportive components that aren’t seen until it’s too late. If you think about it, this is a century old building, that means people were parking cars in it since the 1920’s. That’s a lot of loading and unloading, and the corrosive air around it for a century. Crazy to think that people would’ve probably (definitely) continued to park in that building for another 100 years unless something obvious was going on with it. New York, and other large cities with countless skyscrapers may be uninhabitable in the coming decades, when more and more large structures start to partial, or fully collapse. Buildings expire! Pretty scary.

[@kevvv13]

Uninhabitable? Alright thats a lil too extreme lmao NY & major cities will always be there

[@Vizenz121_OR]

@Wonko Sane It exists because everything was built to a standard and not a cost. There was no such thing as that back then. It was build the best or don't bother. It was a different way of doing things.

[@AcornSmokes420]

9/11 bombs took the towers down not the planes so I see a false flag with this

[@JasonS-ui8id]

Building to a standard is done through regulations, something despised today by some as unnecessary.

[@xMorbidArtx]

@@Vizenz121_OR get em

[@heatherstewart9300]

Condolences to the family, friends, and co-workers of the man that lost his life. Prayers those injured recover completely, and that there is no further collapse or injuries.

[@mikehunntt5338]

Why pray to the same fake god that wanted him to die in the first place

[@yoyo8303]

THAT DOESNT HELP PRAYERS , CONDOLENCES ARE CHEAP AND USELESS JUST LIKE REST IN PEACE NO DEAD ARE IN PEACE .YOU TURN INTO MAGGOTS, WORMS, FLIES AND DUST.

[@mikehunntt5338]

@@yoyo8303 💯💯💯💯

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Amen

[@lilithrogers5204]

So sad and so unnecessary......obviously that building has needed much repair for years.....I hope this leads to more diligence in more buildings around the city and the country....

[@deltas4114]

I'm so sorry for the family that lost their loved one. Prayers for all the individuals who were injured, and all the people who are displaced by the collapse 🙏.

[@loo2559]

🙏🙏🙏😰💔😇

[@flinch622]

SUV's ae heavier than cars. I expect the structure was pushed to the bitter edge of design capacity. Just because there is square footage to park does not necessarily mean there is room for more vehicles.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

@Flinch Amazing nobody said anything

[@pounderish]

I've been working in parking garage construction for 20 years now and have see slabs de laminate and rebars that are half the size due to corrosion. With the weight of vehicles this is bound to happen. Here in Toronto buildings are inspected yearly and property owners are forced to do maintenance and if they do nothing they shut the garages down and shoring is put in place at the owners expense till the job is done.

[@davidday8417]

So the garage charged to get their cars out !! You talk about out of touch !! Sorry for the person who loss their life my prayers are with their family and friends !! Charged I can’t believe that still !!

[@mrray55]

Century old building tells you all you need to know. Doubt it was designed or retro fitted to handle the weight of all those cars.

[@Namastephie]

If you think a century old building tells you everything you need to know about a 4 story building collapse I imagine you don’t know much about architecture. It was made to be a parking garage in the 50’s. We did have inspections waaay back then and cars aren’t that much heavier now (some are even lighter) I think multiple ignored violations tells you a lot more.

[@dominicm2175]

@@Namastephie I agree…’a century old building’ is testament to its engineering to have withstood the test of time….my uneducated guess is deferred maintenance on hairline cracks that allowed water/ minerals to seep in and this time of year there is a a daily freeze/thaw cycle which may certainly have been a contributing factor

[@word42069]

@@Namastephies an architect in NYC who used to work a block away from this structure… I would also say that it being a century old building used as a parking garage would tell you just about all you need to know. While many structures of that age in NYC are in fact *over*-engineered many like this would not have been given its former(?) and current use… it seems it was turned into a parking garage later. Even today parking garages are engineered for lesser loads than other structures given that cars, compared to people and other building loads, weigh on average less per square foot. I suspect that parking garage load requirements will increase as more people drive SUVs and EVs which weigh a lot more … if they haven’t already. Furthermore, during the conversion in the 1950s(?) who knows what information they had to go off of regarding the existing building and how much structure they had to remove in order to get the required vehicle ramps into the structure… and they weren’t using computers and advanced software to study the existing structure or how their changes would affect it. Given the way it collapsed and the nature of these collapses in reinforced concrete construction, this building was unstable for a long time and it was only a matter of time before the catastrophic failure. As a larger portion of society witnessed and learned from the FL condo collapse, cracks in concrete are which expose the rebar/reinforcement to water are deadly. I suspect a number of old parking a garages and other such structures around the city will be thoroughly inspects and/or closed shortly.

[@davinxi5926]

The building department, and city leader should be held responsible. This is a criminal.

[@ullah8334]

America is falling apart old and in debt

[@svberges]

It makes you wonder how many buildings throughout the U.S. are in similar states of decay and why they are allowed to remain open and are simply given a fine if they've got crumbling concrete. Just thinking back to surfside. That wasn't this old, but was also in a state of disrepair.

[@chrisc.8734]

So sorry may the soul of the deceased rest in peace

[@damnjustassignmeone]

Many parking garages in manhattan are just repurposed old warehouses or residential buildings. Kind of surprising this doesn’t happen more often.

[@spikedpsycho2383]

Unlike conventional buildings parking garages are not bound or obligated by same structural inspection codes. Yes....thats right. A multistory building, with thousands pounds of automobiles stacked in them.....doesn't have to be inspected for structural integrity throughout its life span.

[@realpainediaz7473]

😱

[@pamavery9352]

Cars don’t matter, people do! Hope there are no more fatalities!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻for all!

[@tuck6464]

Simple maintenance neglect. It's cheaper to payoff the inspector's than it is to pay for maintenance repairs.

[@tuck6464]

And for those that mentioned it, yes, exactly the same situation as the Champlain towers in Florida. Not an unfortunate accident or a design/ construction flaw. Pure criminal negligence. Money over morals.

[@rapidcars1]

This is one of the biggest problems with things like this happening. The policies that are in place just you pay the fine and they leave you alone.

[@Carlospjr]

This is on the buildings dept. Buildings should be inspected every four year’s.

[@annem.parent8580]

My sympathies and prayers to the families for their loss. Prayers to those who got hurt for a speedy recovery.

[@bandido7994]

Corruption no doubt, the family of the deceased and the injured workers should sue and become the owners of that real state.

[@angelitem.2071]

My question is; if he was fined, then why did the city not verify if it was fixed or not. City is just as much to blame as the building owner!! Unless the inspector was being paid off. Because that still happened. I lived in Brooklyn and we never saw the inspector.

[@henrysantos121]

My full condolences to the victims family.🙏. And I wish speedy recovery for other person injuries, God bless u all,

[@Voicenreason247]

Greed never surprises me.

[@ForestNinjaZero]

The person at 5:09 explains it perfectly, and we can see that some were also illegally parked in front of spaces, which increased density/weight on that level.

[@alexjenkin4216]

This is what happens when you pack to many heavy vehicles in old buildings

[@Sweetheartbabez]

2:24 That robotic dog reminds me of that one Black Mirror episode.

[@nikkis7375]

I have spent countless hours in my car passing time in parking garages. So crazy and I’m sending sooo much love to the family of the person who died in there. I would be devastated to know my loved ones body wasn’t collected from there yet. I know it’s dangerous but it’s so heartbreaking to know he’s still in there.

[@donsicariofx]

Parking garages are the perfect place for some quiet don't bother me time...

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Imagine being stuck on the top

[@georgehutcheson9679]

Who was getting paid off in the city. That place should have been shut down many yrs ago if these issues wasn't fixed. $2500 in fines is nothing when your putting people lives at risk.

[@deet4895]

Too many heavy SUVs parked in one place, these buildings were never built to support that type of wait, as SUVs continue to get more popular and also the introduction of electric vehicles, some weighing in at over 5k lbs things like this will become more prevalent.

[@207sunflower]

That kid with the glasses made the smartest comment!!! Every one else just sounded like ignorant humans

[@Dis2good]

Lol. Right. Meanwhile everyone else is scratching their heads wondering how this could have happened! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@bonniegaither3994]

It was 100 years old.

[@6thwatergateplumber]

lol...your car is pancaked, and they still charge you to get your car....that's NY for you....honestly, how long can you expect 100 year old brick, and mortar to hold up without doing something more aggressive with maintaining such a structure....

[@kmartcarol48]

Age, Weather, Maintenace, Weight Limits.....Disaster waiting to happen

[@megancarroll]

Prayers to the worker & their family. This is a nightmare!

[@corpnupe85]

RIP to the person who passed away.😇🙏

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Florida suing for building collapse ® trademark infringement.

[@dirkdiggler9056]

Bwhahaha!! I like Florida and that was still funny af😂

[@tiffanybest2827]

I thought NYC residents used public transportation instead of cars? I'd imagine there's so little parking if you have to put your car inside an apt building, smh

[@Greylin]

The government needs to put NYC property owners on watch. The greed is through the roof. It wasn’t that long ago no one talked about Brooklyn ever, except for that one Beastie Boys song, that’s it!’ All this real estate insanity is new, NYC property owners need to be put in check on the structural soundness of their property. Instead of lollygagging in all that money.

[@tiffanybest2827]

Did the Building Code Dept allow thia building to put a bunch of cars on the roof? Was this Building able to handle the weight of tons of cars?

[@Nik-pp3qs]

Why is a parking garage even taking up space in Manhattan, one of the most dense, walkable, and transit-heavy regions in the country? That thing is a relic of the 20th century and should’ve been gone by the end of it

[@lorainejones41]

This is an excellent news report. Every perspective covered. Great job ❤ sorry for the loss of life. 🙏

[@marie22213]

Glad to see the drones and robo-dog were of use the the fire dept. They of all deserve to use them as they put there lives at high risk constantly.

[@lifeskater9899]

My condolences to the family of their loved one. Many buildings in NYC were built during the last century, early to mid 1900s. Matter of time before this happens again (I hope not). I can imagine how fearful those in the area were, especially since it's near the WTC. This "parking lot" had too many cars squeezed into a tight space.

[@strega_babeharestreets2339]

Best better believe another one will be sooner than later, like a chain reaction decay

[@davinxi5926]

Do you hear that? That’s the sound of Crumbling America lol

[@madelinelinklater3022]

Very scary hope everyone is safe

[@jamieoverbey4396]

The dog and drone are giving Minority Report vibes lol

[@LordHaveMurcielago]

Welcome to New York, New York, where you pay $4000 a month to live 700 square foot apartment that is inside of a 120-year-old building that has numerous violations. Oh, and did I mention you'll be paying $70 a day for parking ? ?

[@amtrakfan5511]

Still charge $120 per day.

[@Smoothie782]

Poor guy that died

[@amgooder]

Can't imagine an earthquake in NYC🙈🙏

[@JasonS-ui8id]

One time fine of $2500... just a cost of doing business. About an hour's worth of cars driving in at $27 a pop. Just pay and forget. Apparently no enforcement mechanism to insure violations were corrected... or else somebody got paid off.

[@LJHLU]

So sorry and Sad for all of you that have lost your homes, cars, and the person that lost their life and who knows whom else was in 5heir going or coming from their car! Prayers.

[@denimjez]

Why do we call them first responders? Shouldn't they be emergency responders. The first responders are usually civilians in the area who jump in to help or the ones who call 911.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Imagine being charged 4 to 5K to live in a shoebox that's built like paper mache.

[@darkheartrjdyosn6345]

That robotic dog walks with sass.

[@brendachilders8075]

Concrete gets harder the first 50 years… it then wears out, and starts going the soft route. City Inspectors USED TO KNOW THESE THINGS… when people still did their job and earned their keep….

[@MikeA1]

that man complaining about losing $27 when someone literally just lost their life...

[@amyhartman6786]

A century old parking garage, think about that for a moment. 1:40 That is 100 years. How much did the average vehicle weigh 100 years ago when this thing was built? That is not taking into consideration the structural and foundation decay. This was probably never built to hold multiple 2 ton+ SUVs, and mini vans on the top floor at one time. If this was build 100 years ago cars like the Ford Model T were the vehicles in mind during the construction of this building.

[@AnthonyWheatley_]

My condolences

[@brucewestoby]

Yeah the 4500 lb to 8000 lb vans on top floor...hmmm..plus a hundred year old un- reinforced brick building ? How many of those in New York ? Los Angeles? Chicago?

[@treylennon4858]

I can imagine that this has something to do with the fact that American cars are becoming absolutely gargantuan, everyone wants a 6,000-pound SUV. 100 years ago when this gargae was built the cars were not as huge and they probably weren't jamming way more than each floor was designed to hold, like many garages do now.

[@karenhaupt4321]

So sad omg praying for everyone

[@rei6nofrot]

Considering the most buildings that I've seen in up there would not pass code if properly inspected. Estimate at least 20 more incidents happen like this over the next 2 years. Place your bets

[@Amariiiiie]

This is the second story of NYC infrastructure collapsing, that I’ve heard in the last few weeks. Could it be a sign of more of the same to come in the next few months to years. And citizens of NYC have probably the highest rent in the country. Disgustingly greedy city.

[@Bamboo4U2]

Deliberately placing an unskippable ad in the middle of a disaster report.... Priceless. And shameless. How much revenue did you earn from death today, ABC?

[@isaidwhatIsaid86]

The owner(s) of that lot should be help accountable to the FULLEST extent.

[@Carlospjr]

Condolences to the lost worker. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@rexhavoc2982]

The city dropped the ball to follow up on required repairs. That is the deep pocket to aim for.

[@separation32]

A yo let me get the rims on that 2020 accord son …

[@Potassium-Feldspar]

Maybe buy your own?

[@lotto88lot]

🙏🙏🙏 i live and work near by🤦‍♂️ we have many old building here!

[@lauriegermain5041]

My condolences to the family and friends of the person who lost their life in this this this tragic disaster. ❤️🙏

[@alicekilincci9616]

Good God!!! I pray for every one whom got hurt!! Our deepest Condolences to the the family that lost their loved one!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you!! May God give you peace!!!

[@LillyGarciaLittle]

Awesome technology for this is a good idea... kudos Manhattan police for your brilliant drones too.

[@claudermiller]

I was having this conversation a week ago about old parking garages and the new, heavier cars, SUVs and EVs. Even that kid figured it out. These old garages are all over the country.

[@youp9546]

Remember the condo collapse in Miami (Sunny Isles) FL? Well, it was built in 1981. Only 40 years old and this garage is way older. Makes you wonder what other buildings in the city are next.

[@total2199]

I am not sure if NY state has a retrofit program which requires buildings to be evaluated and repaired if required. Especially, for buildings that were built under obsolete construction Codes.

[@nettiea9384]

Unless people get hit in their wallet they continue the negligence… shameful! Lost life injury and trauma over ignored violations. Shameful

[@Jewelol]

Prayers for the families for ALL involved. It will be rebuilt, taller and stronger.

[@mariapoven5508]

What went wrong? It's called that the taxe money's not being used to rebuild buildings or funding police or helping the state. How about fixing the buildings' streets and ur state. Where is all NYC taxe money going?

[@uuuultra]

1:57 why does he have a hat that on? 😂😂😂

[@davinxi5926]

How often are these checked? And inspected?

[@jennifersepulveda8813]

I can’t believe they made the gentlemen pay for his parking while he just trying to get out. New York buildings are old and no maintenance we all know that. Is always a make up construction in the outside. Hope it never happens again what happen here in Miami 😔

[@TheKillerInYou]

code violations for not keeping it up to date

[@marblox9300]

This was no controlled demolition like Sept 11th.

[@teedee643]

how are you talking about residents going hm and their vehicles when there is still a deceased body that cant be recovered??!!!

[@lowkeywun878]

MAYBE THEY SHOULD CHECK THE CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLES

[@Blacklightdtb]

Learning They had parking garages in 1923 was also a surprise

[@ReviewsWithB0501]

It’s just crazy to me how the state of New York wants people to pay millions !!!!!!!! For these properties ……. This is why people invest out of NYC

[@sweets6865]

Lawyers are lined up.

[@eok108]

More electric cars which are substantially heavier than non electric could be placing more stress on garage structures.

[@GuitarsCarsandBikes]

Democrats want more of this. Pure insanity.

[@parandzemvagharshakyan2763]

Sorry 😢😢

[@sicks6six]

you know that sign on the wall that says CARS LEFT AT OWNERS RISK . . .now you know why its there.. .

[@angelmedina5387]

BLESSINGS AND PRAISES TO THE PERSON THAT PASSED AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INJURED.🙏🙏🙏

[@povertyspec9651]

They probably paid $2000 a month to park there

[@nickcooler2658]

Which means they have enough money to buy everyone’s car that’s was destroyed.