Glass Falls from NYC High-Rise Where Crane Spun in Circles
By John Annese
Source New York Daily News
Falling glass cascaded onto the ground Sunday night under the same Midtown skyscraper where a spinning crane sent debris plummeting to the pavement last month, officials said.
Chunks of thick glass fell to the ground at W. 57th St. and Sixth Ave. at about 8:55 p.m., as powerful winds tore through the city.
Firefighters secured 111 W. 57th St., an 85-story luxury apartment tower, an FDNY spokesman said, as police shut down Sixth Ave. from 56th to 58th Sts., and 57th St. from Fifth to Seventh Aves.
On Oct. 29, strong winds from the remnants of Hurricane Zeta caused a crane attached to the building to “weathervane,” or spin in circles. The crane’s ball-and-hook at the end of the hoist cable also swung wildly, smashing into the building and knocking off metal debris.
The city hit the crane company, U.S. Crane and Rigging, with a $10,000 violation, public records show.
The Billionaire’s Row building, which is believed to be the world’s most slender skyscraper, is to be the second-tallest residential building in the city and the western hemisphere. The tallest residential building in the city is Central Park Tower, further west on W. 57th St.
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