Partial apartment building collapse in Morris Heights, Bronx

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Saw this on Tv and it reminded me of those condo failures in FL

NEW YORK -- In what could be described by some as a miracle, the FDNY reported Monday night it had completed its search of the rubble and found no victims in the Bronx partial building collapse.



A corner of the seven-story building on West Burnside Avenue and Phelan Place in Morris Heights came crashing down at around 3:30 p.m. CBS New York was told there are six commercial businesses in the buildings and dozens of residential apartments.

FDNY members were on the scene 1 minute, 36 seconds after the call came in, OEM Commissioner Zach Iscol said.



"We immediately vacated evacuated the building and started to concentrate on the debris pile in front of the building -- to search for any victims," FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said. "We don't know what caused the corner of this building to collapse, and we don't know if any more of it is going to come down."
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fdny-reports-no-victims-in-bronx-partial-building-collapse/ar-AA1llHbE

Background info I found.
Morris Heights is a low income residential neighborhood located in the west Bronx. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 5. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.

Morris Heights, The Bronx (History) – UrbanAreas.net

urbanareas.net/info/resources/neighborhoods-bronx/morris-heights-bronx-history/

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One picture of this-

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Residents of the building were being directed to a service center at P.S. 390, which is nearby. The MTA also brought in four buses to keep residents warm.



"Any residents that need a place tonight, please go to P.S. 390. We will have teams there to help find you a place to stay for the duration of this event," Iscol said.



In seconds, the collapse displaced more than 30 families, leaving them with so much uncertainty just two weeks before Christmas.



"You can't express your feeling because today you have a house, and tomorrow you don't have anything," a tenant named Carlos said.


Posting this pic as its close to what I saw live on the news last night (probably CBS).

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Any ideas on how this will play out in the media? Will it be spun or will the Christmas spirit come and get these businesses and families new stuff and cash to restart their lives?

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A crack in the wall can be seen on Google Street View in 2014

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Since it is a low-income housing project, funds for it are likely cut for political reasons. The crack discovered in 2014 was mentioned on the news last night.

I have a feeling, like many places, the pandemic greatly affected maintenance on these buildings and the income of those people who lived there. 

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i have a feeling these places have been in decline since Reagan.

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Dec 13, 2023 17:11:29 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

i have a feeling these places have been in decline since Reagan.

Could be. Reagan was 1980s? End of the 1970s? says poster who needs to make dinner.