The city has wrapped up a two-year probe into a shocking crane collapse in Manhattan that injured 12 people, and the Buildings Department says it would not have happened if the crane’s owner followed safety recommendations sent out years earlier after two similar incidents.
The city shared their findings exclusively with CBS News New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas.
“This incident is and was totally preventable”
In July 2023, a crane partially collapsed, crashed into a high-rise and shut down morning traffic at 10th Avenue and 41st Street in Hell’s Kitchen. New Yorkers were both shocked and relieved that none of the 12 injuries were serious.
“This could have been much worse,” Mayor Eric Adams said at the time…