Another Crane Collapse [Update]
May 30th, 2008
Correction: A previous version of this post referred to a stop work order from last month and said it was lifted yesterday. The stop work order from last month was lifted that day, and another was lifted yesterday.
A crane collapsed today at 91st St. and 1st Ave. killing at least one and critically injuring at least two. A stop work order was issued at the site last month for operating a crane in an unsafe manner. But the Daily News reports that the site, which is owned by the Department of Education, just had another order lifted yesterday.
[Update: The Department of Buildings released a statement saying that there had been a number of complaints regarding cranes at the site. The crane that actually collapsed yesterday was shut down twice by the department before it began operating.]
The crane crashed onto the roof of a building across the street, and then fell off, shearing the balconies from its face as it plummeted to the street.
The building under construction was The Azure, a project that was approved as part of a deal that had the developer build a new school at its base for free, according to the Daily News.
The collapse comes just days after the city revised its crane safety rules.
By Mike Muller on May 30, 2008, 12:58 pmIn category: Gotham City | 1 Comment »


