Construction Worker Dies After Falling From Building

This morning, a 28-year-old construction worker fell 9 stories from a building at 420 Park Avenue (at 29th Street) and was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. The worker had landed on scaffolding of a neighboring building. CityRoom reports that, according to the Department of Buildings, it didn't appear that worker was wearing a harness and that the DOB would probably issues citations later. The 420 Park Avenue is the future home of the Gansevoort Park, a 19th story hotel run by the same group as the Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District.