Three NYC Garages Must Vacate After Fatal Collapse

Gothamist reports

The city Department of Buildings has issued vacate orders on three additional garages Wednesday as part of a targeted enforcement sweep since a Manhattan parking garage partially collapsed last month, killing one person.

A garage in the East Village was ordered to fully vacate and two others in the Lower East Side and Bed-Stuy were ordered to partially vacate due to structural concerns, the DOB said Wednesday.

The department has upped its efforts sending out engineers to assess parking structures throughout the city since a parking garage at 57 Ann St. partially collapsed in Lower Manhattan last month, killing its longtime manager and injuring several others.

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