NEW YORK (AP) — Family of the man crushed to death when a crane collapsed on his car say he was a Harvard-educated immigrant who worked tirelessly to succeed in life. Lisa Guttman told The Associated Press on Friday her brother-in-law David Wichs
New York mayor Bill de Blasio discusses the collapse of a crane in lower Manhattan during the morning rush hour, which killed one person and left two others seriously injured. De Blasio said the crane was in the process of being secured against the
NEW YORK — A pedestrian was killed and three people were injured Friday when a huge construction crane collapsed in lower Manhattan as workers were trying to lower and secure it against rising winds, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Pronounced dead at the
De Blasio said the crawler crane collapsed as it was being "lowered into a safe and secure position." The manufacturer of the crane requires that the crane be moved into a "secure position" if winds top more than 20 miles per hour, according to de Blasio.
I can't even begin to express my sympathies for the people who are injured and involved,” he said of the crane collapse. “But what the chaplain did for us is super special. I feel like she saw a situation where she felt she could help out and she kind