We have new information on the history of violations at a Lower Manhattan parking garage that collapsed Tuesday. TimMcNicholas reports.
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine says the building was built in 1925 and got its certificate of occupancy in 1957 for automobile parking. He also pointed to a city record from 2010 that shows 34 new auto lifts were installed at the property.
"Which would only add to the weight, so there was a lot of weight on each of these floor plates," Levine said."There was construction, there was even installing an electrical charger for electrical vehicles, but it feels like weight was the culprit here."In 1957 it got its current certificate of occupancy for automobile parking.
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