What Happened at New York's 235 East 42nd Street?
Why were there buckling columns at New York's 235 East 42nd Street?
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00:00 Intro
01:13 NYC is converting offices into homes
03:04 A real challenge
07:16 An example from the past
08:06 What happened to 235 East 42nd?
11:59 The fallout
14:17 The power of construction
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Additional footage and images: Tessa Bury, FOX 5, PIX11 News, Bloomberg, FDNY, CBS New York, NBC News, Qwen Wan, The NYC Walking Show, ABC, Fox & Friends, Wilmer Nugra, NYC Department of Buildings, Reuters, WABC, Anthony Marino, and The Independent.
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00:00 Intro
01:13 NYC is converting offices into homes
03:04 A real challenge
07:16 An example from the past
08:06 What happened to 235 East 42nd?
11:59 The fallout
14:17 The power of construction
We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/
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