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Not the first crane accident for city, or equipment owner. 08:45, AP. The crane is owned by the New York Crane & Equipment Corp., one of the city’s most widely used crane providers, officials said.
It was one of two deadly crane accidents in 2008, leading to the resignation of the city’s buildings commissioner, as well as new safety measures around testing and oversight of crane operations.
A construction crane working on the 45th story of a building in midtown Manhattan caught fire and collapsed on Wednesday, striking an adjacent high-rise as it came crashing down on the street below.
Before the crane accident, New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) had already issued 13 citations for safety violations at the construction site, two of which were considered serious violations. The DOB and Mayor Michael Bloomberg later stated, to the ire of local residents, that the infractions were normal for a project of that scale.
This terrifying footage shows a large construction crane on fire in Manhattan. The arm of the crane hits a building as it crashes into the street below. Videos posted across social media show ...
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In 1966, she married Arkadi Gerney and moved to New York. [3] [4] In 1985, her legs were severely injured when a crane collapsed on her in New York. [5] Later, she received $10 million in damages. [6] In June 2021, she died at the age of 85. [1]
A crane collapse in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning left 11 people injured, including two firefighters, according to the FDNY. Video posted to social media showed the top part of a crane ...