Offices and hotels around East 42nd Street were evacuated after structural damage affected an office conversion project. Traffic was halted in the area. No injuries were reported.
The ruling cast serious doubts on the department's efforts to reinvestigate the race, finding that it was too late to bring criminal charges in the case.
An appeals court confirmed Marine Le Pen's embezzlement conviction, but shortened a ban on her eligibility for elected office. That means the French far-right leader can run for president in 2027.
