Debris Fell From Skyscraper on Billionaires' Row

**UPDATE: Firefighters confirmed late Thursday night that the crane was secure and there were no injuries.**

**According to the FDNY, an unsecured cable caused the debris. “The Rescue Company got up to the upper floors of the building and realized that there was a tower crane with a cable hanging from the boom that was a little lower than it should have been, and it was spinning around and hitting the building, and knocking debris down into the street,” FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said from the scene.**

**Hodgens said the crane operator was able to get into the crane and secure the cable that was loose.**

**Citizen user video showed the scene continuing to be blocked off Friday morning.**

*Read the full story below.*

Emergency personnel blocked traffic in Midtown after debris fell onto the street below from atop a supertall building on Billionaires’ Row on Thursday night.

An FDNY spokesperson said firefighters were dispatched to 111 West 57th Street around 6:42 p.m. Although the incident was reported to the fire department as being related to a crane, the FDNY stated there was no crane collapse.

A spokesperson for the Department of Buildings said around 9:30 p.m. inspectors were still investigating what caused the material to fall. The spokesperson confirmed the crane is stable.

The address in question is the location of an 84-story supertall skyscraper currently under construction above the historic Steinway Building. It is advertised as the thinnest skyscraper in the world.

Dozens of Citizen users in the neighborhood shared video showing the street blocked off, emergency vehicles blocking traffic, and debris in the road.

Some videos showed a crane “weathervaning” in the wind. The Department of Buildings confirmed this is normal behavior for tower cranes, meant to reduce wind resistance and increase stability. It is unclear if the crane may have accidentally knocked down or dislodged material as it rotated.

Soon after arriving, first responders began securing the area. They eventually blocked vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 55th Street to 59th Street, from Madison Avenue to 8th Avenue.

Firefighters requested F trains bypass the nearby 57th Street station on 6th Avenue.

Shortly after 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the FDNY said at least 110 personnel from about 30 units were involved in the response.

No injuries have been reported.

**UPDATE: Firefighters confirmed late Thursday night that the crane was secure and there were no injuries.**

**According to the FDNY, an unsecured cable caused the debris. “The Rescue Company got up to the upper floors of the building and realized that there was a tower crane with a cable hanging from the boom that was a little lower than it should have been, and it was spinning around and hitting the building, and knocking debris down into the street,” FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said from the scene.**

**Hodgens said the crane operator was able to get into the crane and secure the cable that was loose.**

**Citizen user video showed the scene continuing to be blocked off Friday morning.**

*Read the full story below.*

Emergency personnel blocked traffic in Midtown after debris fell onto the street below from atop a supertall building on Billionaires’ Row on Thursday night.

An FDNY spokesperson said firefighters were dispatched to 111 West 57th Street around 6:42 p.m. Although the incident was reported to the fire department as being related to a crane, the FDNY stated there was no crane collapse.

A spokesperson for the Department of Buildings said around 9:30 p.m. inspectors were still investigating what caused the material to fall. The spokesperson confirmed the crane is stable.

The address in question is the location of an 84-story supertall skyscraper currently under construction above the historic Steinway Building. It is advertised as the thinnest skyscraper in the world.

Dozens of Citizen users in the neighborhood shared video showing the street blocked off, emergency vehicles blocking traffic, and debris in the road.

Some videos showed a crane “weathervaning” in the wind. The Department of Buildings confirmed this is normal behavior for tower cranes, meant to reduce wind resistance and increase stability. It is unclear if the crane may have accidentally knocked down or dislodged material as it rotated.

Soon after arriving, first responders began securing the area. They eventually blocked vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 55th Street to 59th Street, from Madison Avenue to 8th Avenue.

Firefighters requested F trains bypass the nearby 57th Street station on 6th Avenue.

Shortly after 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the FDNY said at least 110 personnel from about 30 units were involved in the response.

No injuries have been reported.

**UPDATE: Firefighters confirmed late Thursday night that the crane was secure and there were no injuries.**

**According to the FDNY, an unsecured cable caused the debris. “The Rescue Company got up to the upper floors of the building and realized that there was a tower crane with a cable hanging from the boom that was a little lower than it should have been, and it was spinning around and hitting the building, and knocking debris down into the street,” FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said from the scene.**

**Hodgens said the crane operator was able to get into the crane and secure the cable that was loose.**

**Citizen user video showed the scene continuing to be blocked off Friday morning.**

*Read the full story below.*

Emergency personnel blocked traffic in Midtown after debris fell onto the street below from atop a supertall building on Billionaires’ Row on Thursday night.

An FDNY spokesperson said firefighters were dispatched to 111 West 57th Street around 6:42 p.m. Although the incident was reported to the fire department as being related to a crane, the FDNY stated there was no crane collapse.

A spokesperson for the Department of Buildings said around 9:30 p.m. inspectors were still investigating what caused the material to fall. The spokesperson confirmed the crane is stable.

The address in question is the location of an 84-story supertall skyscraper currently under construction above the historic Steinway Building. It is advertised as the thinnest skyscraper in the world.

Dozens of Citizen users in the neighborhood shared video showing the street blocked off, emergency vehicles blocking traffic, and debris in the road.

Some videos showed a crane “weathervaning” in the wind. The Department of Buildings confirmed this is normal behavior for tower cranes, meant to reduce wind resistance and increase stability. It is unclear if the crane may have accidentally knocked down or dislodged material as it rotated.

Soon after arriving, first responders began securing the area. They eventually blocked vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 55th Street to 59th Street, from Madison Avenue to 8th Avenue.

Firefighters requested F trains bypass the nearby 57th Street station on 6th Avenue.

Shortly after 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the FDNY said at least 110 personnel from about 30 units were involved in the response.

No injuries have been reported.

**UPDATE: Firefighters confirmed late Thursday night that the crane was secure and there were no injuries.**

**According to the FDNY, an unsecured cable caused the debris. “The Rescue Company got up to the upper floors of the building and realized that there was a tower crane with a cable hanging from the boom that was a little lower than it should have been, and it was spinning around and hitting the building, and knocking debris down into the street,” FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said from the scene.**

**Hodgens said the crane operator was able to get into the crane and secure the cable that was loose.**

**Citizen user video showed the scene continuing to be blocked off Friday morning.**

*Read the full story below.*

Emergency personnel blocked traffic in Midtown after debris fell onto the street below from atop a supertall building on Billionaires’ Row on Thursday night.

An FDNY spokesperson said firefighters were dispatched to 111 West 57th Street around 6:42 p.m. Although the incident was reported to the fire department as being related to a crane, the FDNY stated there was no crane collapse.

A spokesperson for the Department of Buildings said around 9:30 p.m. inspectors were still investigating what caused the material to fall. The spokesperson confirmed the crane is stable.

The address in question is the location of an 84-story supertall skyscraper currently under construction above the historic Steinway Building. It is advertised as the thinnest skyscraper in the world.

Dozens of Citizen users in the neighborhood shared video showing the street blocked off, emergency vehicles blocking traffic, and debris in the road.

Some videos showed a crane “weathervaning” in the wind. The Department of Buildings confirmed this is normal behavior for tower cranes, meant to reduce wind resistance and increase stability. It is unclear if the crane may have accidentally knocked down or dislodged material as it rotated.

Soon after arriving, first responders began securing the area. They eventually blocked vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 55th Street to 59th Street, from Madison Avenue to 8th Avenue.

Firefighters requested F trains bypass the nearby 57th Street station on 6th Avenue.

Shortly after 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the FDNY said at least 110 personnel from about 30 units were involved in the response.

No injuries have been reported.

**UPDATE: Firefighters confirmed late Thursday night that the crane was secure and there were no injuries.**

**According to the FDNY, an unsecured cable caused the debris. “The Rescue Company got up to the upper floors of the building and realized that there was a tower crane with a cable hanging from the boom that was a little lower than it should have been, and it was spinning around and hitting the building, and knocking debris down into the street,” FDNY Assistant Chief John Hodgens said from the scene.**

**Hodgens said the crane operator was able to get into the crane and secure the cable that was loose.**

**Citizen user video showed the scene continuing to be blocked off Friday morning.**

*Read the full story below.*

Emergency personnel blocked traffic in Midtown after debris fell onto the street below from atop a supertall building on Billionaires’ Row on Thursday night.

An FDNY spokesperson said firefighters were dispatched to 111 West 57th Street around 6:42 p.m. Although the incident was reported to the fire department as being related to a crane, the FDNY stated there was no crane collapse.

A spokesperson for the Department of Buildings said around 9:30 p.m. inspectors were still investigating what caused the material to fall. The spokesperson confirmed the crane is stable.

The address in question is the location of an 84-story supertall skyscraper currently under construction above the historic Steinway Building. It is advertised as the thinnest skyscraper in the world.

Dozens of Citizen users in the neighborhood shared video showing the street blocked off, emergency vehicles blocking traffic, and debris in the road.

Some videos showed a crane “weathervaning” in the wind. The Department of Buildings confirmed this is normal behavior for tower cranes, meant to reduce wind resistance and increase stability. It is unclear if the crane may have accidentally knocked down or dislodged material as it rotated.

Soon after arriving, first responders began securing the area. They eventually blocked vehicular and pedestrian traffic from 55th Street to 59th Street, from Madison Avenue to 8th Avenue.

Firefighters requested F trains bypass the nearby 57th Street station on 6th Avenue.

Shortly after 8 p.m., a spokesperson for the FDNY said at least 110 personnel from about 30 units were involved in the response.

No injuries have been reported.