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Crane Accidents

By Tom Acitelli 6/02/08 5:53pm

Bloomberg On Criminal Probe Into Crane Collapse

Mayor Bloomberg did a Q-and-A at the Roosevelt Hotel on Sunday. He talked about the criminal investigation into Friday's fatal crane collapse; though, as he noted (check out the exchange just after the four-minute mark!), it falls well outside his jurisdiction.

Video courtesy of The Observer's Azi Paybarah.

By Dana Rubinstein 5/30/08 6:58pm

Upper East Siders Start Pointing Fingers in Crane Collapse

“We're like refugees," said Chris Ryan, 28, one of an estimated few hundred residents forced to evacuate seven Upper East Side buildings this morning following the collapse of a crane that killed at least two people.

Mr. Ryan, temporarily wallet-less, lives at 1748 First Avenue, between 90th and 91st streets. But this afternoon he Read More

By Dana Rubinstein 5/30/08 4:16pm

Paterson, Bloomberg Address Crane Collapse

Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg spoke at a hastily organized press conference scheduled for 11:15 a.m. at the site of this morning's crane collapse on the Upper East Side.

This morning, a crane at the site of the Azure condop development at First Avenue and 91st Street tumbled onto the building across the street, Read More