NYC High Rise Apartment Creaks & Sways During Storm

A video taken at the top of a New York City highrise on the evening of Jan. 9, 2024, shows the apartment swaying and you can hear the building creaking and growing as high winds hit the city. #nyc #highrise #winds #windy

[norliasmith]

The creaks mean the designers did their jobs, the engineers did their jobs, the builders did their jobs, and the inspectors did their jobs. Tall buildings are meant to sway a little with the wind.

[jimmytheweasel]

The cost of living in that apartment is probably scarier than the storm

[willacecil]

Half of my brain knows this is what well engineers designs these high-rises to do but the other half yells OH HELL NO!!

[nuclearwinter]

This makes me appreciate my little house even more.

[HardHouseMoto]

As a former homeless man, I can confirm my tent never did this.

[loganmartin]

As a former commercial fisherman, i find this comforting

[bryanspindle]

Sounds like an old wooden sailing ship.

[zstrode.]

thank you for the person saying we did our jobs right and this is meant to be ❤

[gimmeehands]

As a former baby I can tell you this feels great, as a current adult I’m living on the ground.

[platty]

As long as the window pane doesn't make any noise, everything is fine😂

[Avenger-otcp]

I worked for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of 1 World Trade Center. It scared the crap out of me the way the building creaked in a storm. It was built to move up to 6 inches each way. You could see the movement against the surrounding buildings.
I fortunately l left for another job in April 2001. Lost dozens of co-workers and friends.
Live each day like it's your last, and be a blessing to others.

[shezakilla]

As a former water bed owner this is what my nightmares were made of.

[TXiron]

This sound is actually what you want to hear, according to a friend of mines dad when we were kids. He was an architect and he talked about how the taller buildings are supposed to have just a little give to them.

[stompingzebra]

It’s really remarkable how Engineers and Architects can make such a building so stable.

[mc]

I used to live on the 54th floor of a Chicago high-rise overlooking Lake Michigan. This is no joke.

[bamboo]

Creaking, rain and a view of Gotham sounds like a good time to me

[falcon]

Makes you appreciate the engineers so much more.

[snaggiz]

The fact that this is also by design makes it even cooler. Like, the flexibility of the building is actually important.

[justheretowatchvideos]

Idk why but that view with the storm is the most beautiful thing to me

[MrRaja]

That would put me to sleep... Either for the night or forever 😂