EditorialCondominio Sol y Playa, a four-story building with ample balconies on the beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico, Oct. 13, 2021. (Erika P. Rodriguez/The New York Times)
EditorialCondominio Sol y Playa, a four-story building with ample balconies on the beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico, Oct. 13, 2021. (Erika P. Rodriguez/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople watch from balconies as the motorcade of President Joe Biden passes by in Bal Harbour, Fla., Thursday, July 1, 2021, as he visits the area near the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
EditorialDestroyed balconies and cranes at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla., Thursday, July 1, 2021, where search and rescue efforts have been temporarily halted due to safety concerns. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)