that’s no regular car park and prolly way overloaded for spec...
the way they’re packed like sardines that’s a car term storage park
A news channel said they were told the building dates back to 1925.
57 Ann St - been watching local news from NYC
Building was made in 1955 Probably overloaded
Original certificate said 5 cars per floor From video lot more cars than that, especially if double stacking
Always take commuter rail out of Connecticut and then either subway, Uber, or walk around town.
My train had already left Manhattan when this event occurred.
NYC is a sh*thole.
A conversation from this past Monday “Hey honey, I found this great parking lot, it’s cheap and it’s near a bunch of great restaurants. It’ll be perfect for our new Range Rover”
Wow… before 4:30 pm.
Florida has sinkholes. New York City has “stinkholes”.
There WAS a simple solution: Mayor Adams should have issued an executive order repealing the laws of gravity for NYC.
But he blew it.
Maybe he will issue one now, too late for these victims.
And on the bright side, the victims will be sure democrat votes for the next century.
That structure should never have been used (and/or approved) for vehicle parking/storage.
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.
Prayers.
“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.
hmm... happened in the Financial district.
Older buildings built to lesser codes, been up longer, more wear and tear, and not reinforced like newer codes/buildings.
They call it Tofu Drang