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NYC Crane Rescue Is Complete

ENR asked Jay Shapiro if one out of a dozen damaged cranes was unusual in such a severe storm.

"It's not amazing," Shapiro responded. "The design winds for tower cranes in New York were actually much higher than what we experienced."

A plan for removing the damaged crane is under way.

This article was originally published on Nov. 2 and updated on Nov. 5.

After a short stint as a freelance contributor to ENR, Tudor joined the editorial staff in 2002 and was a managing editor. His areas of expertise included construction equipment, trucks, tools, materials and global construction. He was a certified crane operator and reported heavy construction news in the U.S. and outside—including Europe, Dubai, India and China.

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