Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'fatalcranecollapse'
June 14, 2008
Photograph from East 51st Street by gattogrosso212 at flickr The East 51st Street condominium site where a crane collapsed into buildings--completely leveling a townhouse and killing seven--had its construction permit revoked. A month after the March 15 collapse, it was revealed plans for the 43-story building should never have been approved by the Department of Buildings (it's possible revised plans could still have been approved), so the developer James Kennelly was asked to resubmit......
Continue Reading "DOB Revokes Permit of March's Crane Collapse Site"March 16, 2008
Rescue workers search for survivors at the 305 East 50th Street by Toykin Chin/AP; lower photograph by chucknyc88 on Flickr After a 19-story construction crane collapsed in Turtle Bay and fell towards other buildings, firefighters and other rescue workers are searching for survivors in the rubble. At least four people - all construction workers, Brad Cohen, Aaron Stephens, Anthony Mazza and Wayne Binder - are dead and many more are injured. It's believed two......
Continue Reading "Rescue Effort Continues After Fatal Crane Collapse "
