Parking garage collapses in NYC, officials warn injuries, death totals may ‘change rapidly’

NY Post ^ | 4/18/23 | Joe Marino and Craig McCarthy

[KC Burke]

Picture makes obvious that all travel lanes are being used to park cars in addition to parking spaces. Building Owner caused collapse.

[ansel12]

I thought things like this were engineered for a worst-case scenario, the way I would like a 5th-floor balcony designed, for New Year’s when every inch is filled with college football players and their girlfriends on their shoulders.

[bgill]

Prayers.

[dfwgator]

Looks very stylish.

[joma89]

It is falling apart because the white people who built it are being replaced by dark skinned people who can’t maintain it.

[lonestar67]

“We have to be careful that we aren’t also creating unintended consequences: More death on our roads,” she said. “Safety, especially when it comes to new transportation policies and new technologies, cannot be overlooked.”

Homendy noted that Ford’s F-150 Lightning EV pickup is 2,000 to 3,000 pounds (900 to 1,350 kilograms) heavier than the same model’s combustion version. The Mustang Mach E electric SUV and the Volvo XC40 EV, she said, are roughly 33% heavier than their gasoline counterparts.

[mewzilla]

Is this the same building...

https://www.propertyiq.com/ny/new-york/35-37-ann-st/10038-piq170803648

If so, looks like the owner is interesting.

[mewzilla]

If the above is the same property and has the owner listed, really, really interesting...

From 2015...

The Accused When a Chinatown bank was investigated for fraud, a community’s financial way of life was put on trial.

[jjotto]

The building is located at 57 Ann Street between Nassau Street and William Street.

[1_Rain_Drop]

hmm... happened in the Financial district.

[linMcHlp]

From one of the comments for the NYP article:

“Old garages will increasingly collapse under the weight of EVs with lithium batteries. They just weren’t made for the weight.”

[linMcHlp]

“Tiny” is the team’s tunnel rat - can go places the big strong men cannot.

[Secret Agent Man]

Older buildings built to lesser codes, been up longer, more wear and tear, and not reinforced like newer codes/buildings.

[Repeat Offender]

Coffee don’t brew itself.

[Major Matt Mason]

A fitting symbol of NYC's decline.

[dfwgator]

Go ahead, bite the Big Apple.

[chuck allen]

Don’t mind the maggots.

[dfwgator]

Shadoobie!

[minnesota_bound]

The roof looks old judging from the cracks along with the rusted rebar in the broken concrete.
I wonder how they will get all the undamaged cars out of the building?

[FreedomPoster]

As we used to say about AWD cars on ice,

4 x 0 = 0