Israel's New York Consulate will reopen on Thursday, with police approval, following safety issues at a nearby building, Walla learned on Wednesday.
Consular employees were evacuated from the 2nd Avenue building on Tuesday after being alerted that the nearby building was at risk of collapsing, with Consul-General Ofir Akunis noting that "all consulate employees were evacuated safely."
Officials said the nearby 37-story building, currently being converted from an office building to residential apartments, was deemed a safety risk after its support beams began buckling.
New York City Fire Department officials responding to the scene found two buckled columns on the 21st and 22nd floors of the 42nd Street building, with multiple floors sagging as a result.
Besides the consulate, other nearby buildings, including a school, were evacuated, and streets were closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic, with no injuries reported.
Mamdani: Building 'remains unstable'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke to reporters at the scene on Tuesday, saying that the building "remains unstable."
The mayor noted that the concern was the building's continuous movement hours after the incident began.
According to Mamdani, a team of emergency responders and engineers was working to access and secure the site.
"If the floor is deemed to be secure, engineers will enter and begin shoring up the building as we await the arrival of materials that will stabilize the building," he said.
Reuters contributed to this report.