Gothamist: Crane Attacks Cab on 3rd and 13th Street

jet

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:23:21 -0500

i'd like to understand how the piece fell. from the photo it looks like a segment of the crane shaft, but the shaft, cab and arm are intact. and what that big dangling cube is. a counterweight to the part that fell?

Anna

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:08:16 -0500

I work near here but was not in on Saturday - does anyone know what time 13th street opened again on Saturday?

Jen

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:31:30 -0500

Glad to hear they're ok. I was really rooting for a spectacular big-ass crane tumble.

Nick

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:21:24 -0500

Quote from Washington Square News' article on the story: "Palladium residence hall, which is to the immediate west of the building, was protected from the crash by the building itself. Though residents were temporarily evacuated, the building is now serving as a temporary relief station for displaced Coral residents." So, no, Duh, we're both right.

duh

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:12:00 -0500

No, Nick, you've got it backwards. CORAL has been evacuated, they've moved TO Palladium. "Friday, September 29, 2006, 6:30 pm This afternoon around 4:00, there was a crane accident between 13th and 14th Streets and Third Avenue. No NYU students, faculty, or staff have been injured. The accident did not take place at an NYU building. Due to Fire Department's concern about the stability of the crane, they have ordered the evacuation of the Coral Towers student residence hall, which is nearby the site of the accident, for the time being. Coral Towers residents will not be able to enter the residence hall until there is clearance from the emergency service agencies. Until that time, Coral residents should proceed to the athletic facility in Palladium Hall via the 13th Street entrance. University staff will be there to receive Coral Towers residents, answer questions, address concerns, and provide temporary accommodations. The University is in constant and close communications with the city's emergency services agencies on site. We will provide additional information as soon as it is available. For further information, please contact the NYU Department of Public Safety at 212-998-2222."

Nick

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 00:25:16 -0500

Guess what -- there's an NYU angle. The NYU dorm, Palladium, is one of the buildings that was evacuated. My g/f (who lives there) tells me over 1000 people live in that building. I'm not reporting the story, so verify it yourself on NYU's Web site. More gossip from the g/f: Students with noplace to crash are being sent to a temporary Red Cross shelter while the crane gets recovered. She says firefighters told her the rescue crane is ahead of schedule and work should be done by morning.

Desk Sgt.

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:37:09 -0500

Etiquette Question: Just what do you tip the cabbie after a ride like that?.

Gwin

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:12:26 -0500

I was just at 14th & Broadway and was wondering what the heck was going on ... cop cars everywhere...

toll house kookies

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:24:57 -0500

thanks mgp. Interesting. Another player in the NYC RE landscape.

RMJ

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:19:18 -0500

The attack of the cranes!

mgp

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 19:13:05 -0500

Toll Brothers is a large (publicly traded) homebuilder around the country. They book themselves as a "luxury home and community developer." I believe this is their first foray in Manhattan. They're also doing that North8 buidling in Williamsburg.

tien

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:39:38 -0500

my friend lives in the building across the street and he says that they can't go in and they are keeping everyone one block away.

bowhouser

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:37:59 -0500

Who are the Toll Brothers? (almost made a typo as the "tool bros")

m

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:31:20 -0500

Too bad it didn't take the building with it.

Sarah

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:24:40 -0500

God, I used to live by that very same corner. Good thing I'm in New Zealand now...

mgp

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:20:01 -0500

That is a toll brothers condo building...scary stuff.

S.D.

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:16:06 -0500

Great, I pass there 2 three times a week... Hope no one got killed.

smitty

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:15:20 -0500

Isn't that the new Toll Brothers New School dorm or something?

tien

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:12:59 -0500

that building has been going up really, really fast too. guess that will slow down a bit now.

MissPinkKate

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:52:17 -0500

That is one of my worst nightmares come true.