Official: LIC Crane Collapse Possibly Triggered By Overweight Load
A close-up look at the crane collapse in Long Island City on Jan. 9, 2013. (credit: CBS 2) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The crane that collapsed across a building in Long Island City, Queens on Wednesday afternoon was attempting to lift more than twice as much weight as was approved, according to a preliminary investigation […]
Madison Marquette And Perella Weinberg Partners Affiliate Acquire Long Island …
Form Joint Venture to Pursue Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Madison Marquette, a leading commercial real estate investment and operating company, and certain funds within the Perella Weinberg Partners’ Asset-Based Value strategy, today announced the acquisition of The Center Building, a 450,000 square foot mixed-use commercial property in Long Island […]
USDAN Center Announces New York City Art Exhibit: Duality
Works by Teenaged Members of Usdan’s Portfolio Preparation Track at The Lobby Gallery, 430 Park Avenue, Manhattan; February 12- March 8, 2013, Free and Open to the Public (Long Island, N.Y.) A new show titled Duality, paintings and mixed-media works by students of Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts’ Portfolio Preparation Track program […]
Put 1% of city budget to cultural groups: Van Bramer
Photo by Rebecca Henely City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (c.) says 1 percent of the city budget should be dedicated to art and cultural institutions at a news conference with (l.-r.) Klaus Bisenbach of MoMA PS 1, Sheila Lewandowski of the Chocolate Factory, Charles Rice-Gonzalez of the Bronx Academy for Arts Dance and Eric Pryor […]
Crane Collaspe In Long Island City Construction Site Injures 7
2013-01-15 02:15:27 (GMT) (WiredPRNews.com – Law, Press Releases, new york) 01/14/2013 // New York, NY, USA // New York Injury Accident Lawyer // Jonathan C. Reiter // (press release) An enormous construction crane, being used at a building site in Long Island City, suddenly buckled and collapsed, today at approximately 2:30 p.m., falling onto the […]
Seven Injured in Long Island City crane collapse
by Andrew Shilling Queens Ledger A one-block work site along the East River in Long Island City was secured and under close watch Wednesday afternoon after a large crane collapsed. Seven construction workers were sent to area hospitals with injuries they suffered after the large crane collapsed around 2:20 p.m. at Center Boulevard and 46th […]
Recording Studio Sweet Spot: A Bloody Good Record – Long Island City, Queens
Mark Law, founder of the NYC studio known as A Bloody Good Record, is a man of few words. But that’s OK, because as it turns out, there are plenty of people willing to step up and do the talking for him. Ask a producer or engineer or two, and chances are they’ll have something […]
Groups raise the curtain on LIC musical theater
Photo courtesy Variations Theatre Group Kirk Gostkowski is one of the driving forces behind Variations Theatre Group. Photo courtesy Outrageous Fortune Company By Ron Hellman TimesLedger Newspapers A lot is happening in Long Island City. Once a mostly industrial enclave in far west Queens, it’s now in the midst of gentrifying with the rise of […]
Crane collapsed in Long Island City, seven injured
A little before 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Vincent Bruno, a UPS driver in Long Island City, heard an “un-normal” boom and then saw at least a dozen workers with hard hats running from the TF Cornerstone waterfront construction site behind the iconic Pepsi Cola sign. A 300-foot red crane had collapsed at 46th Avenue and […]
Crane in LIC falls and injures seven workers
A mobile boom crane is at rest after falling on a residential construction site in Long Island City owned by luxury developer TF Cornerstone. Photo by Ellis Kaplan By Rebecca Henely TimesLedger Newspapers LONG ISLAND CITY — Seven workers were injured when a mobile boom crane fell onto a construction site in Long Island City, […]
Long Island City crane that collapsed had gone up days ago amid area’s … – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX
Three construction workers were pinned Wednesday underneath a massive crane that collapsed in Long Island City, but the total of seven workers who were injured sustained minor injuries. The collapse of the 60-to-80-foot crane happened at a construction site behind the Pepsi-Cola sign on the East River about 2:30 p.m. It came down while workers […]
Crane collapse in Long Island City
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Long Island City crane operator responsible for Wednesday’s collapase gets …
Jeremy Bales Firefighters rush an injured construction worker to a waiting ambulance following Wednesday’s crane collapse in Long Island City. The city suspended the license of a veteran crane operator Thursday, charging he was lifting a load far too heavy when his machine collapsed in Long Island City Wednesday. Paul Geer, who got his license […]
Astorian grew his organic farm in LIC
Rael Clarke, 25, wanted to try an ambitious experiment in late 2011 to see if he could cultivate an aquaponic farm in a Long Island City apartment. He succeeded and named the space LOFT:LIC. It only lasted for a year, however, because he chose not to renew the lease on the apartment due to the […]
(UPDATE) Crane collapses in Long Island City, 7 injured
UPDATE: According to the FDNY, seven people were injured as a result of the collapsed crane. Three are in serious but stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. The remaining four sustained minor injuries. The Department of Buildings is currently responding to the situation, but say they have no information on it yet. Metro’s original story is […]
Proposed Williamsburg to Long Island City bus route
A new bus route will help bridge two hip neighborhoods, but Western Queens residents said they would like more attention for their borough. The route slated to begin in September will embark from Washington Plaza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and turn around at 44th Drive and 21st Street in Long Island City, Metropolitan Transit Authority Assistant […]
Crane Collapse In Long Island City, Queens Reported By FDNY
NEW YORK — With the popping of cables and the snapping of metal, a crane collapsed onto a building under construction near the East River waterfront Wednesday, injuring seven people, three of whom needed to be extricated from underneath the fallen machinery. The red crane toppled around 2:30 p.m., sprawling across the metal scaffolding and […]
Long Island City crane collapse
CNN PRODUCER NOTE A crane collapse at a construction site in the Long Island City section of Queens, New York, Wednesday injured seven construction workers, according to city fire officials. UN worker expatnyc described a chaotic scene: ‘There was a horrific noise. After the crane collapsed people were screaming and running around. I saw […]
The giant crane collapse
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Updates: At Least Seven Injured After Crane Collapse In Long Island City
[Update Below] Several people have been injured after there was a massive crane collapse in Long Island City this afternoon. FDNY says that the incident happened around 2:20 p.m. at a construction site located at 47-27 Center Boulevard in Queens. They say they are at the scene, but aren’t yet certain exactly how it collapsed. […]