Metro Construction worker falls to death from Midtown skyscraper By Daniel Prendergast Published Sep. 15, 2016, 3:38 p.m. ET 135 West 52nd Street where a worker fell to his death between 6th and 5th Avenues. David McGlynn (2) A construction worker was killed when he fell from a Midtown building Thursday, authorities said. The unidentified hard hat was working at 135 W. 52nd St when he fell around 2:20 p.m. It was not immediately clear why he fell.