Unbeknownst to its owners, occupants and even architects, the $128 million skyscraper had been far more vulnerable to wind than previously believed. If conditions aligned, a strong enough gust could make it collapse – putting thousands of New Yorkers at risk. cnn.it/4fG5mfm
Sad!
I worked across 53rd Street from the Citicorp building in the 90s, and I often would look out the window and wonder what would happen if those pillars were to fail. I guess now I know!
A woman intern knew. She told them.
I saw this on the Discovery Channel about ten years ago. Slow news day?
Anything to defeat "Zohran" @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran is like the mysterious Space Man from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) who brings a warning and a message of peace to Humankind. scienceonscreen.org/films/the-da...
They are talking about it because a new book is coming out about.
I was thinking the same.
Tesla towers.
The article said it would collapse, not run over children and spontaneously combust with the owner locked inside.
The Tesla of towers.
This is a wonderful story about architects, engineers, owners and insurers (!!) doing the right thing but it’s such an old tale that has been repeated so many times. Telling it again—at this moment—is as much a shiny distraction from our perilous times as anything Trump does.
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Trump ia a pedo liar 🤥
Let me guess that’s where they house the Epstein files
Good thing we're not in a climate change / crisis / collapse situation or this might be more of a concern. Hold on, what, we are? Nevermind!
If people were allowed to honestly admit mistakes (this came later) & have a plan to correct them as in this story, we would live in a much better world.
Tell me when it happen
I'm sure someone somewhere will get right on it. And if they don't, Donald Trump will blame Joe Biden.
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Old story. Interesting, but an old story. Congrats to all involved in making it right.
donakd knew too
On 9/11, Trump pointed out he now had the tallest building in Lower Manhattan www.washingtonpost.com/politics/201...
Holy cow!