tribeca crane collapse
Judge rips Buildings Dept. for signing off on deadly Tribeca crane
The Department of Buildings signed off on inadequate plans for the Tribeca crane before it collapsed in 2016, killing a passer-by, a city administrative judge found. Judge Ingrid Addison’s 68-page...
Crane operator in deadly accident sues for defamation
The crane operator blamed for the 2016 collapse that killed a Harvard-trained mathematician on his way to work, and injured three others on a windy February morning, is suing investigators...
Operator found responsible for deadly crane collapse
A city probe of a fatal crane collapse on a windy February morning in lower Manhattan found that the operator made a string of mistakes that led the crane to...
Woman struck by debris during deadly Tribeca crane collapse sues city
A New Jersey woman struck by falling debris during a deadly February crane collapse in Tribeca is suing the city and construction firms who “should have known” about the dangerous...
Who to blame for NYC's next crane disaster
It’s typical New York lunacy. An innovation that reduces the risk of deadly accidents stands blocked by a union intent on protecting its monopoly and high wages. This week, Crain’s...
Widow of crane collapse victim sues city for $600M
The widow of the math whiz killed in February’s lower Manhattan crane collapse is suing the city for $600 million, The Post has learned. Rebecca Wichs’ notice of claim, filed...
Widow of math whiz killed in crane collapse suing to protect evidence
The widow of the math whiz who was killed in the lower Manhattan crane collapse in February is suing the city to preserve evidence in anticipation of a wrongful-death lawsuit....
Man nearly killed by falling crane sues city for $30M
Warning: Graphic content. The 73-year-old man who nearly died when a construction crane crashed onto his car on Worth Street in February plans to sue the city for $30 million...
De Blasio announces new safety measures after crane collapse
Mayor de Blasio announced new rules Sunday to boost crane safety following Friday’s deadly collapse in Tribeca — as the man killed in the horror was eulogized by his shattered...
Widow grieves for husband killed by fallen crane at funeral
The grieving widow of crane-collapse victim David Wichs said Sunday that she was struggling to cope with the loss of her husband, who she called the "kindest person I ever...
Operator kept fatal crane collapse from being much worse
High winds played a pivotal role in the collapse of a massive construction crane in Lower Manhattan Friday morning — but the quick thinking of the crane operator kept the...
Collapsed crane's 'headache ball' ripped through law office
As the massive crane toppled to the ground in lower Manhattan on Friday morning, its huge lifting hook was sent swinging through the air — and into a New York...
Crane company had at least two other serious accidents in last year
Warning: Graphic content. Bay Crane, the company whose massive rig fatally collapsed in Tribeca Friday, had at least two serious accidents last year — and victims of those mishaps say...
Math whiz killed in crane collapse was 'an absolute angel'
The 38-year-old Upper West Sider killed Friday when a massive crane fell on him was a bright, Harvard-trained math whiz, a family member said. David Wichs’ sister-in-law, Lisa Guttman, described...
FDNY chaplain holds impromptu wedding for couple after crane collapse
A bride-to-be getting her hair done down the block from the Friday morning crane collapse was escorted through the chaos by an FDNY chaplain, who then married the woman and...
Video captures fatal crane collapse in Manhattan
Warning: Graphic content. A nearly 600-foot-tall construction crane came crashing down onto buildings, pedestrians and parked cars along a downtown Manhattan street Friday morning, killing a Harvard-trained mathematician on his...