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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
Where to get the flu shot in New York City Where to get the flu shot in New York City Updated: Thursday, January 10 2013 9:26 PM EST2013-01-11 02:26:37 GMT With the number of flu cases skyrocketing around the county, the New York City health commissioner is urging New Yorkers to protect themselves from as […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Crane Collapses at Construction Site in Long Island City
A large crane collapsed at a construction site in Queens. Long Island City, N.Y. (MorichesDaily) – A 380-foot crane collapsed Wednesday afternoon inuring seven construction workers at a construction site in Queens. A construction worker at the site said the cable to the 17-foot boom snapped while it hauled a load around 2:30 p.m. The […]
Construction Crane Collapses In Long Island City, Queens
Construction Crane Collapses In Long Island City, Queens By Mario Tama (GETTY) – 4 hours ago NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 09: People gather in front of a construction crane after it collapsed on January 9, 2013 in the Queens borough of New York City. The crane collapse injured seven construction workers on the site […]
Breaking: Crane Collapse in Long Island City, Queens
9 Jan 2013 03:31 PM EST -by Trista McKenzie, Contributing Writer; Image: A crane has collapsed in Queens. (Image Source: Matthew Knell on Twitter) A crane has collapsed in Long Island City, Queens, this Wednesday afternoon, possibly trapping members of the construction crew, according to the FDNY. While there are some injuries, no deaths have […]
Seven construction workers hurt after crane collapses onto Long Island City …
A construction crane owned by a firm with a checkered past collapsed on the Queens waterfront Wednesday, pinning three workers and injuring four others. The crane toppled at the Queens West the site of the luxury development Queens West at 46th Ave. and Center Blvd. in Long Island City about 2:20 p.m., authorities said. Three […]
City Arts Coalition Pushes Pols for More Cultural Funding
LONG ISLAND CITY — A citywide coalition of arts and cultural groups is targeting the city’s future political candidates, asking for their commitment to increase arts funding as part of a campaign launched Tuesday at MoMA PS1 in Queens. One Percent For Culture, which represents 245 arts organizations across the five boroughs, is asking the […]