Amid strong winds, a crane slammed into 3 World Trade Center Thursday night, cracking a window on the 12th floor of the 80-story skyscraper.
The crane was pulling in its line to prepare for bad weather when it crashed into the window just before 8:30 p.m., the New York Daily News reported. No one was injured in the accident.
Although early reports said a wrecking ball slammed into the window, FDNY officials said it was a “hook block” or “headache ball” — a weighted ball with a hook that’s connected to the crane. Firefighters left the window in place, and it will be removed today.
“Although a glass panel was cracked, nothing fell or is in danger of falling. Further, there were no injuries and the incident was completely contained within the site perimeter,” a spokesman for Tishman Construction, John Gallagher, said. “Safety inspectors and authorities are on site and looking into the incident. The panel will be replaced.”
Developer Silverstein Properties [TRDataCustom] celebrated the topping out of 3 WTC in June. The developer secured financing for the project in 2014 after selling $1.6 billion in tax-exempt Liberty Bonds. The building is expected to open in 2018. Media agency GroupM will occupy 685,000 square feet at the tower. [NYDN] — E.B. Solomont