![]() ![]() Lend Lease, one of the largest construction companies in the city, is construction manager for the project. Hurricane Sandy slams Northeast 75 photos The harrowing inspection was being undertaken by experts who are "the best of the best," city Buildings Department spokesman Tony Sclafani said. "It's conceivable that nobody did anything wrong and there was no malfunction, it was just a strange gust of wind," Bloomberg said.Įngineers and inspectors were planning to hike up 74 flights of stairs to examine the crane. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said later Monday it wasn't clear why the accident happened. It had been inspected, along with other city cranes, on Friday and was found to be ready for the weather. The nearly completed high-rise is known as One57 and is in one of the city's most desirable neighborhoods, near Carnegie Hall, Columbus Circle and Central Park. Sandy knocks out power to more than 2 million people. ![]() Meteorologists said winds atop the 74-story building could have been close to 95 mph at the time. as conditions worsened from the approaching Hurricane Sandy. Authorities received a call about the collapse at around 2 p.m. ![]()
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