Crime & Safety

Collapsed Parking Garage In White Plains, N.Y., Was Undergoing Extensive Repairs

Exposed steel rods, called rebar, were poking through the missing concrete on several floors the day after the collapse of the garage.

A 12-story parking garage in White Plains, New York, was undergoing extensive repair work before it partially collapsed and crushed more than a dozen cars on Oct. 15, 2025
A 12-story parking garage in White Plains, New York, was undergoing extensive repair work before it partially collapsed and crushed more than a dozen cars on Oct. 15, 2025 (CBS News New York)

October 17, 2025

A 12-story parking garage in White Plains, New York, was undergoing extensive repair work before it partially collapsed and crushed more than a dozen cars.

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One day after the collapse at the nearly 50-year-old garage attached to the Westchester One office tower, exposed steel rods, called rebar, were poking through the missing concrete on several floors Thursday.

David Friedman, who owns a building near the garage, said it was undergoing substantial repairs before a portion of the fifth floor buckled Wednesday morning, leaving hundreds of cars either damaged or stuck inside.

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A look at the buckled floor in a parking garage in White Plains after a partial collapse on Oct. 15, 2025/Siobhan Rossi/CBS News

A 12-story parking garage in White Plains, New York, was undergoing extensive repair work before it partially collapsed and crushed more than a dozen cars on Oct. 15, 2025/CBS News

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