A serious structural failure happened at a high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan, which forced the evacuation of several properties and the creation of a restricted access area.

曼哈頓中城一棟高層建築發生嚴重結構失效，導致多個物業被迫撤離，並劃定了一個限制進入區域。

The incident took place at the former Pfizer headquarters, a 37-story building that is being converted from offices into about 1,600 apartments. On Tuesday, July 7, construction workers noticed that two structural columns had bent and floors between the 21st and 26th levels were sagging. Because the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and the Department of Buildings (DOB) saw that the building was still moving, they created a 'frozen zone' from 40th to 45th Streets and First to Third Avenues. This area included several hotels, medical offices, and a school with 400 students.

該事件發生在前 Pfizer 總部，一棟 37 層高的建築，目前正將辦公室改建成約 1,600 個公寓單位。在 7 月 7 日星期二，建築工人發現有兩根結構柱彎曲，且 21 至 26 層之間的地板下陷。由於紐約市消防局 (FDNY) 和建築局 (DOB) 發現建築物仍在移動，因此他們在 40 街至 45 街、第一大道至第三大道之間劃定了一個「凍結區」。該區域包括數家酒店、醫療診所以及一所擁有 400 名學生的學校。

Different officials have different views on how serious the failure was. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and FDNY Chief John Esposito emphasized that the situation was serious, noting that steel beams had bent under too much weight. On the other hand, developer Nathan Berman asserted that the event was just a local construction mistake and claimed the building was never at risk of collapsing completely. However, Mr. Berman admitted that adding new floors to the top of the building likely increased the pressure on the damaged columns. Furthermore, the DOB mentioned that the site had 44 previous complaints, including reports of falling debris.

不同官員對失效的嚴重程度看法不一。市長 Zohran Mamdani 和 FDNY 局長 John Esposito 強調情況嚴重，指出鋼樑因重量過大而彎曲。另一方面，開發商 Nathan Berman 主張該事件僅為局部施工錯誤，並聲稱建築物絕無完全倒塌的風險。然而，Berman 先生承認在建築物頂層增加新樓層，可能增加了受損結構柱的壓力。此外，DOB 提到該工地此前有 44 項投訴，包括碎片掉落的報告。

The situation caused major transport problems, as several bus routes were changed and main roads were closed. Although subways continued to run, the exclusion zone made travel very difficult in one of Manhattan's busiest areas. To fix the problem, engineers used drones to inspect the structure and installed emergency supports to make the affected sections stable.

此情況造成重大交通問題，數條公車路線被更改，主幹道亦被封閉。雖然地鐵繼續運行，但禁區使得曼哈頓最繁忙區域之一的往來變得非常困難。為了修正問題，工程師利用無人機檢查結構，並安裝緊急支撐以穩定受影響區域。

The building has now been declared stable. Most residents have returned to their homes, although five buildings must remain empty while reinforcement work continues.

該建築現已被宣布穩定。大多數居民已返回家中，但有五棟建築在加固工程進行期間必須維持空置。