Crane

Crane Returns To Top Of Luxury Condo Project Over 6 Months After Sandy

A huge metal crane that was toppled by Superstorm Sandy and left hanging precariously over the road was finally going back up Saturday.

2013/05/11

Crane Collapse in Long Island City, Queens - Jan. 9, 2013 (credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Crane Operator Cited In Long Island City Collapse

A crane operator and a contractor didn’t inspect equipment, failed to take proper precautions and ran the rig unsafely before it collapsed while building a New York City apartment tower and injured seven construction workers, officials said Wednesday.

2013/01/30

This crane collapsed in Long Island City on Jan. 9, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

7 Injured In Crane Collapse At Construction Site In Long Island City

The neck of the 380-foot mobile crane crashed through the top of the wooden first floor of the site, officials said.

2013/01/09

A dangling crane following a collapse at the One57 construction site at 57th Street and 6th Avenue as Hurricane Sandy blows into town on Oct. 29, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Report: Crane That Dangled Dangerously During Sandy Rebuilt In Gingerbread

The crane that collapsed and terrified Midtown residents and visitors as it dangled over the road during Superstorm Sandy has been rebuilt by an area hotel in gingerbread form, according to a published report.

2012/12/02

Construction Crane Topples Over In Midtown; Officials Probe Cause

The incident happened at 438 W. 38th Street at Dyer Avenue, near the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel around 8:45 a.m. No injuries were reported.

2012/11/26

A crane arm damaged by Sandy dangling over West 57th Street as seen from Chopper 880 - Oct. 31, 2012 (credit: Tom Kaminski / WCBS 880)

Midtown Streets Reopening, Evacuees Returning With Dangling Crane Secured

West 57th Street in Midtown has reopened to pedestrian traffic, with the crane that collapsed during Superstorm Sandy now secured.

2012/11/04

Bloomberg Urges People To Seek Shelter, Slams LIPA Over Rockaways

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Saturday urged everyone who might need shelter to seek it out as the temperature drops, and slammed the Long Island Power Authority for not attending more promptly to outages in the Rockaways.

CBS New York–2012/11/03

Crews Work To Secure 57th Street Crane That Collapsed As Sandy Picked Up Speed

The crane had been blown over on Monday as winds from Sandy began picking up. The rig’s arm dangled precariously and forced evacuations in the thick of the storm.

2012/11/03

Midtown Crane Collapse (Photo by Errol Rappaport)

Top Of Crane Dangles From Luxury High Rise 75 Stories Above 57th Street

The top of the crane, about 75-stories up, could be seen dangling down from next to the luxury building.

2012/10/29

Brooklyn Buildings Evacuated After Cracks Found In Foundation

Residents had filed complaints but didn’t realize how serious the situation was until they came home Tuesday to find that doors were no longer closing properly.

2012/08/15

Crane Inspector May Have Been At Fault In 2008 Accident

The building inspector who didn’t check a cable involved in a crane collapse last week was the same one who performed the inspection on a crane involved in a fatal accident in 2008.

2012/04/07

Construction worker Michael Simmermeyer was killed in a crane collapse between 33rd and 34th streets on the east side of 11th Avenue. (credit: Personal Photo | background: CBS 2)

Crane Involved In Deadly Manhattan Collapse Was Due To Be Inspected Thursday

The MTA said that all work on the site of the crane collapse has been suspended until further notice as officials from the Department of Buildings, OSHA, NYPD and the District Attorney’s office investigate.

2012/04/04

Debris is scattered on the ground at the scene of a crane collapse on Manhattan's Upper East Side at 91st Street and 1st Avenue May 30, 2008 in New York. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Crane Owner James Lomma On Trial In Deadly 2008 Upper East Side Collapse

Lomma is accused of making inferior repairs to a crane to save money and prosecutors say he failed to take steps to ensure the repair was sound.

2012/02/21

Crane Drops Load At World Trade Center Construction Site

The Fire Department says some of the beams fell on an unoccupied trailer. A construction worker nearby was looked at by emergency responders, but was not taken to the hospital.

2012/02/16

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