New York Crane & Equipment

New York Crane & Equipment

New York Crane & Equipment Corporation owns and operates construction cranes in the New York area. It is based at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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March 2008 crane collapse

On March 15, 2008, a crane owned by the company collapsed at 303 East 51st Street on 51st Street in Manhattan. At least seven people were killed and several others were injured.[1] Killed were construction workers Wayne Bleidner, 51, of Pelham; Brad Cohen, 54, of Farmingdale; Anthony Mazza, 39, of Staten Island; and Aaron Stephens, 45, of New York City, police said. Family who answered at the homes of Bleidner and Mazza had no comment Sunday.[2]

Other incidents

On September 29, 2006, a taxi cab driver was injured when part of the mast of a climbing crane owned by the company fell to the street.[3]

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