This afternoon A HUGE ass crane hit a building and caused a lot of glass and debris to fall right in the middle of midtown Manhattan. Above is a picture of Daniel F. (34) -- the cab driver who's cab was struck with a huge piece of wood from a crane 54 stories high. I actually work one block from where this incident occured, and he was nice enough to let me snap some shots... His back window was busted out from the impact, and he said that he had a passenger (who was not injured), and the guy apparently just got out of the cab and left! Not too bright Sherlock....
1010wins.com had more to say:
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Six people have suffered minor injuries after a crane filled with construction material struck a midtown Manhattan building. The Fire Department said that the accident happened at 1 p.m. at One Bryant Park, the site of the Bank of America Tower currently under construction at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. The crane was raising or lowering the a Dumpster filled with construction material when the swinging apparatus struck the building, a 54-story crystalline skyscraper scheduled to open in 2008 that will serve as Bank of America's headquarters. Streets between Fifth and Broadway is closed while crews clean up debris.
Wooooow. Kinda scary to stare death in the face and walk away from it huh? I guess you're not the only one Kanye! Ha! Here are some more shots of the busted-up cab:
this is daniel the cab driver on your blog. thank you for caring yesterday. good luck on your blogging. i will get back to you.
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