Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known NYT > Top Stories By: James Glanz and Simon Ducroquet 29 August 2026 at 01:33 Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building. © Hiroko Masuike/The New York TimesMore columns at the former Pfizer building had missing or insufficient reinforcement plates than was previously known.