Crane hanging from high rise in Midtown
Source: WABC
The incident began around 2:30 p.m. No reports of injuries at this time. Construction in New York has been suspended for the storm so it is unclear if anyone would have been on the job site.
Read more: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=weather&id=8860157
This is at 157 W 57th Street, one of the tallest residential towers (75 stories) in Manhattan.
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)The wind will carry it a bit from straight down. Possibly might make it tumble a bit as it falls. Dangerous situation.
Lucky Luciano
(11,256 posts)Will they ask for their deposits back?
http://ny.curbed.com/places/157-west-57th-street
The Penthouse is already sold for $90MM +.
Others have paid over $50MM for full floors.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)and receive a govt. subsidy to cover the cost of rebuilding.
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)until the wind whips up and it starts swinging/spinning.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Then some poor guys are gonna have to go up there with a torch. Then comes the fun part, getting a new mast lifted and attached.
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)You volanteering.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)IADEMO2004
(5,554 posts)Last edited Mon Oct 29, 2012, 05:33 PM - Edit history (1)
http://goo.gl/maps/vzdh5edit to add SS Minnow at base of crane
http://goo.gl/maps/4f1ye
Gilligan!
underpants
(182,806 posts)PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)haven't been able to see it for awhile but seems to be still there.. although not shutting off the lights.. oops
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbcnews.com/49598904#49598904
liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)Once it has a catastrophic failure like that, it is more dangerous.
dkar
(22 posts)there is no need to build something that high
brooklynite
(94,572 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts).
dumbledork
(46 posts)Some guy reportedly hollered PULL IT!!!!!
DeeJay
(78 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)I watched it blow over, and it went straight over backwards.