纽约市官员正全力抢修曼哈顿中城一座出现结构不稳定的高层建筑。该建筑位于东42街235号，前身为辉瑞制药总部，目前正进行办公室改建住宅的工程，但在施工期间发现21楼的钢柱发生弯曲变形及地板下陷，导致附近多栋大楼与一所学校紧急疏散。

纽约市长与消防局官员表示情况非常严重，钢梁因结构重量而开始弯曲，虽因钢骨结构不易完全倒塌，但仍有局部倒塌的风险。工程开发商 Metro Loft 则对「濒临倒塌」的说法表示怀疑，强调受影响的仅是两栋大楼中的一小部分，且事发时并无人员受伤或碎石掉落。

该项改建计划预计将提供约 1,600 套租赁住宅，其中包含 400 套平价住宅，是目前美国最大的办公室转住宅改建项目之一。目前相关单位已进入结构内部评估，并著手装设临时支撑结构以稳定大楼，同时评估何时能重新开放周边受封锁的街道与建筑。

New York City officials are racing to stabilize an unstable high-rise building in Midtown Manhattan. Located at 235 East 42nd Street, the former Pfizer headquarters is currently undergoing an office-to-residential conversion, but construction was halted after steel columns buckled on the 21st floor and floors began to sag, prompting the evacuation of several nearby buildings and a school.

The mayor and fire department officials stated the situation is extremely serious as steel beams bent under the structure's weight, warning of a localized collapse risk despite the steel frame preventing a total collapse. Meanwhile, the developer Metro Loft disputed claims of an imminent collapse, emphasizing that the affected area is limited to a small section of the site and that no injuries or falling debris occurred.

The conversion project is expected to yield approximately 1,600 rental units, including 400 affordable housing units, making it one of the largest office-to-residential conversions in the United States. A team has entered the structure to install temporary shoring for stabilization, while officials continue to assess when to reopen the surrounding blocked streets and evacuated buildings.