the New York City parking garage that collapsed this week? Was designed and built nearly 100 years ago, when cars weighed a LOT LESS, and having WAY too many vehicles on it contributed to the structural failure.

Parked 3 wide between the outer rows was NEVER in the engineer's designed load bearing calculations for materials and support structure for 1925, and greed, once again, causes the problem

the Ann Street building in lower Manhattan caved in just after 4 p.m.

A preliminary investigation found that too much weight on the roof and the building's age contributed to the severity of the collapse, according to the New York City Fire Department chief of safety.

A certification was issued in 1957 that allowed for "more than five" motor vehicles on the cellar and the first three stories. It specified the roof may have "passenger-car type" vehicles only.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deadly-garage-collapse-new-york-city-likely-due-buildings-nearly-100-y-rcna80454

https://nypost.com/2023/04/20/owners-of-collapsed-ann-street-garage-are-rich-new-yorkers-from-the-suburbs/