One57’s Cracked Crane Still Hanging on in Midtown

Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg said the crushed crane hanging off the side of the billionaire-beloved One57 could have been an act of god for all anyone knew, but there would be no securing it until the storm passed. In other words, pray for Midtown.

It appears to have worked, because the crane boom remains intact, as photos coming in from the press agencies and on social media show. Eric Trump even tweeted a photo from his office on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, two blocks away.
Read More