Four New York City parking garages are being shuttered because they may be unsafe. Following a deadly collapse of a parking structure in downtown Manhattan earlier this month, the city launched a sweep of dozens of parking structures throughout its five boroughs.
The significant problems were discovered during a sweep that was launched after the Ann Street structure in the Financial District crumbled April 18, crushing one person to death and injuring five more.
NEW YORK (AP) After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately shutter because of structural defects that “deteriorated to the point where they were now posing an immediate threat to public safety.” Two […]