BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The Brooklyn Tower was swaying back and forth due to Tuesday’s strong wind gusts, as seen in a video shared on the popular social media page WhatIsNewYork.
“Timelapse of the Brooklyn Tower swaying in last night's 60 mph wind gusts,” the post said.
The 37-second video has been viewed by more than 1 million people and has been shared over 50,000 times on Instagram. It has also amassed more than 45,000 likes.
Though the video may come as a shock to people outside of the city, an Instagram user made sure to note one important thing. “Before anyone complains, buildings are meant to sway,” wrote Kaigotitright in an Instagram comment. “If they didn’t, then they pose a risk of being structurally compromised and could collapse under pressure.”
Tuesday's intense storm brought heavy rain and strong winds, according to PIX11 News meteorologists.
Wind speeds from Tuesday’s storm topped out at 45 mph in Brooklyn, 55 mph in Midtown Manhattan and reached 63 mph in parts of Suffolk County, according to the National Weather Service.
A spokesperson for JDS Development Group, the management company of the Brooklyn Tower, provided a statement on the video.
"The building (like all tall buildings) is designed to move and performed exactly as it is engineered to do in ordinary course on a windy day," the JDS spokesperson said.
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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