Between gas leaks and street closures residents here were rattled to say the least. It was just a loud bang and you felt the ground shake under your feet. There are more than 400 cranes now operating across york city and mayor de blasio this morning ordered all of them to be immediately secured. It was just a big loud crash. I had assumed it was the snow thunder that everyone was talking about today. Reporter now the mayor did say this is the worst crane accident in new york city since 2008. He said this actually could have been a lot worse. Consider the hour of the day and the weather, we should also note that the crane operator is cooperating with authorities, and this crane now laying on its side behind me had just been inspected yesterday morning. Reporting live in tribeca, rob nelson, channel 7 Eyewitness News. Rob, the massive crane which had a 565foot boom drew a lot of attention. A Woman Working in the area shot this video yesterday. Crane towered over the area before it slamme
Were going to begin with an accuweather snow alert. A new storm system is on the way, threatening to dump snow on part of the tristate area right before the monday morning rush. New york Citys Department of sanitation has a snow alert starting at 3 00 a. M. Lets get the very latest on the accuweather forecast with meteorologist jeff smith. One similarity between this storm and the one friday, long island stands the best chance to get heavier snowfall. Theres a winter storm warning through Suffolk County. Winter weather advisories extend back to west chester county, and Coastal Flood Advisory through the day tomorrow likely to be extended into tuesday as well. We have a new moon, higher than normal astronomical tide, and that can cause splash over at the time of high tide. Look at it, it looks very impressive on the radar and satellite. The center of the storm moving more off to the east than the north. Thankfully we would miss the brunt of this storm. Would stay just offshore, but none
Altogether that were hit by the crane. Please have identified the man that died in the claps as 38yearold david wick. Originally originally from prague he was a harvard graduate and was at the Tower Research capital. He was in the street at the time of the claps. Our thoughts and prayers go out. Winds were over 20 miles per hour. This is not a working scene. Crews had to come in so they are actually lowering the crane to a more stable position when it hit the ground. The crazy thing is that it unfolded live on social media. People sharing what they were seen right in front of their eyes. It was unbelievable. When i got down here the conditions were pretty bad, the sun is now out behind the freedom tower. It turned out to be a nice day and behind me is the remnants of a true nightmare. I dont see a lot of people other than First Responders out there. Have people been evacuated . I know you said you smell gas and they turned off the gas main as a precaution. What is happening. Its eerie.
Which actually i smell now as im standing here. As you can see behind me theres a few cars, there are six cars altogether that were hit by the crane. Please have identified the man that died in the claps as 38yearold david wick. Originally originally from prague he was a harvard graduate and was at the Tower Research capital. He was in the street at the time of the claps. Our thoughts and prayers go out. Winds were over 20 miles per hour. This is not a working scene. Crews had to come in so they are actually lowering the crane to a more stable position when it hit the ground. The crazy thing is that it unfolded live on social media. People sharing what they were seen right in front of their eyes. It was unbelievable. When i got down here the conditions were pretty bad, the freedom tower. It turned out to be a nice day and behind me is the remnants of a true nightmare. I dont see a lot of people other than First Responders out there. Have people been evacuated . I know you said you smel