Manhattan- Fatal Scaffolding Collapse 12-07-07

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Wow !

This is the building that my wife (and me by default) lived in while we were dating (33rd floor). The incident alert states the cross as 3rd Ave, but it's 2nd Ave. The building is on the corner of 66th & 2nd.

I cannot tell you how many mornings we'd wake up to the banging of the scaffolding on the windows and those two dudes (whether or not they are the same two that were involved in this incident) looking in at us.

I'm not sure who maintains the scaffolding, but I can say that the building in question is one of the nicest buildings in NYC and is maintained to a standard that I've not seen in many others.

16 Truck and 39 Engine are right around the corner on 67th street. If they were in the barn, I'm sure they were on scene less than 2 minutes after the scaffolding hit the ground.