2 small cranes collapse onto scaffolding in Midtown Manhattan
Two small cranes collapsed onto scaffolding outside a Midtown Manhattan building Friday afternoon, FDNY officials say. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
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Two small cranes collapsed onto scaffolding outside a Midtown Manhattan building Friday afternoon, FDNY officials say. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
It happened just before 9:30 a.m. on West 185th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Audubon Street. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis has the latest on both incidents.
A portion of the wrapping placed around the scaffolding fell off a building at Broadway and West 85th Street around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Video shows one worker dangling from his harness on the side of the building at Carpenter Avenue at East 221st Street.
The collapse at 2:30 p.m. Thursday sent the three workers to the hospital.
Investigators say one of the scaffold's cables snapped, leaving the men hanging on for dear life.
At least four construction workers were injured on Monday morning when a piece of scaffolding collapsed at 50 Hudson Yards.
It was a scary scene in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon as scaffolding crashed down from the top of a new 12-story building, injuring three people in the building next door.
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Witnesses posted photos to social media showing wooden planks and metal scaffolding strewn about at the corner of Prince Street and Broadway.
Scaffolding collapsed to the ground Tuesday night at a Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn construction side.
Two construction workers found themselves hanging on for dear life after their scaffolding gave way in midtown Manhattan.
Two scaffold maintenance workers trapped for more than an hour on a collapsed scaffold high above the streets of Midtown Manhattan have been rescued.
"One side of the scaffold started to slip very fast. I don't know what happened or why. It just started to slip very fast," said Anmar Mohammed of Astoria.
The scaffold hung precariously 17 stories high as emergency rescue personnel responded to the scene just as one of the workers was trying to get into the building through a window.
The brick facade of a 2-story building at 305 West 125th Street, which was being demolished, collapsed and sent debris onto a city bus carrying 30 passengers.
Under the MTA's current system, a few thousand dollars in unpaid tolls can snowball into tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
The Islanders were without star center Mathew Barzal, announced by coach Patrick Roy earlier in the day as a healthy scratch as discipline for being late to the rink.
The bus companies have been under a contract dispute with the city.
It was DeBlasio's email address, bearing his full name, that got his opinion of Mamdani onto the pages of The Times of London.
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Under the MTA's current system, a few thousand dollars in unpaid tolls can snowball into tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
The bus companies have been under a contract dispute with the city.
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Engineers determined the Galleria West garage was unsafe and shut it down two weeks after a partial collapse at another downtown garage.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day as we deal with the messy conditions, especially during the evening commute.
The system is expected to arrive sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, with heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding.
The weekend is shaping up to be pretty decent, albeit on the cool side.
In the last few years, New York City has not had much snow, due to mild and dry winters.
A nor'easter that soaked the NYC area Sunday and Monday brought more than 4 inches of rainfall and winds above 60 mph.
Residents usually do their trick-or-treating on Oct. 30, a day early, to make way for the town's holiday parade on Oct. 31.
The National Weather Service reported 1.85 inches in Central Park, breaking the previous daily rainfall record of 1.64 inches set in 1917.
According to activists, the majority of those taken away in the Woodbridge, N.J. operation were packers at Savino Del Bene, an international shipping company.
Today is a First Alert Weather Day as we deal with the messy conditions, especially during the evening commute.
Operations at Newark Liberty on Monday were impacted by massive delays from Sunday that spilled over. Later, a ground stop was issued.
The National Weather Service reported 1.85 inches in Central Park, breaking the previous daily rainfall record of 1.64 inches set in 1917.
Amanda Fraser, 23, is charged with attempted murder in connection to the elder abuse case in Massapequa.
Hurricane Melissa was the most powerful hurricane to lash the island in recorded history.
The victim's son said surveillance footage shows the mother's overnight home health aide got into bed with her and stab her.
Members of the community protested on Tuesday, saying a $160 increase per year is too much.
It was DeBlasio's email address, bearing his full name, that got his opinion of Mamdani onto the pages of The Times of London.
In an address to New Yorkers, Adams spoke out against the rise in antisemitism after a Jewish tourist was attacked in Manhattan.
Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency and said New York will not let people on food stamps go hungry due to the government shutdown.
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Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenges in the U.S., according to the National Alliance on Mental Health.
The next time you're buying something sweet at a New York City restaurant, you may notice a new warning comes with it.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
The Womb Bus offers an opportunity for new and expecting moms to form a special bond.
Nick Mangold, who spent his entire NFL career with the Jets, is seeking a kidney donor with type O blood.
Five people have been federally charged in connection with the 2023 overdose death of actor Robert De Niro's grandson and two others, authorities said Thursday.
Tuesday's gathering was designed to celebrate the men and women from across the country who have risked their own lives to save others.
The legendary rockers will play on July 7, 9, 12 and 14 in New York City -- before heading to Edinburgh, Scotland; Dublin and London.
Hundreds of people waited in line for hours to catch the performance on a livestream.
The NFL is not considering dropping Bad Bunny as its Super Bowl halftime headline performer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said.
The Islanders were without star center Mathew Barzal, announced by coach Patrick Roy earlier in the day as a healthy scratch as discipline for being late to the rink.
The 2025 NYC Marathon will take runners on a 26.2 mile route from the start on Staten Island to the finish line inside Central Park.
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Before the days of Google Maps, the Queens-native found street views in library books.
Officials say the site for a new elementary school in Brooklyn is safe, but some are skeptical because of lingering contamination from a decades-old Superfund site.
From Greenpoint community gardens to Governor's Island orchards, New Yorkers are reconnecting with the city's agricultural past through historic fruit trees.
A new survey found hundreds of illegally parked vehicles in the Downtown Brooklyn every day.
The newly expanded facility will serve more than 30,000 children annually and is the borough's only pediatric trauma center.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
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Across New York, some drivers say missed tolls have spiraled into an overwhelming financial burden. Behind every toll bill is a system few understand and even fewer can fight alone. In the new series "Driven into Debt," CBS News New York investigator Mahsa Saeidi looks at how the MTA's toll system works and who's paying the price.
A JetBlue flight bound for Newark Airport made an emergency landing Thursday after several passengers were hurt when the plane expierenced a drop in altitude.
Flash flooding led to two deaths in New York City on Thursday. Some parts of the Tri-State Area saw record rainfall during the deluge. CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn, Ali Bauman and Adi Guajardo report.
Performances started Thursday for "This World of Tomorrow," a new off-Broadway play starring and co-written by Tom Hanks.
