1.  In a city of crumbling bridges, aging water pipes and antique computer systems, there is no more urgent capital priority than building and repairing schools.

2.  Many crumbling bridges are unsafe, and the government has closed a few simply by blocking them with concrete rubble.

3.  The special effects such as earthquakes and crumbling bridges are more realistic and the sensation of hand-to-hand combat has been enhanced.

4.  Urban planners urge local governments to do a better job of fixing crumbling bridges, roads and sewer systems.

5.  With its crumbling bridges, collapsing schools, crowded prisons and deteriorating public buildings, New York City faces major infrastructure investments in the next several years.