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 […]
Luxury planned for LIC site
Home » Deals Dealmakers 11:08 am, January 9, 2013 The building will be turned into luxury rental Rockrose Development Corp. has purchased the former Eagle Electric factory and office building in Long Island City, Queens, and has plans to renovate the existing structure and erect a 700-unit high-rise luxury residential rental tower above it. The […]
Crane collapse in Long Island City, Queens sends workers running for their lives
Matthew Knell/Twitter A crane collapsed in Long Island City Wednesday afternoon. A construction crane collapsed in Queens Wednesday, injuring seven workers, authorities said. It was not immediately clear how many people were hurt after the crane tipped at 46th Ave. and Center Blvd. in Long Island City about 2:20 p.m., authorities said. Investigators were trying […]