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December 4, 2007
2 Are Hurt in New York by Debris From Towers
The NY Times
By Christine Hauser
Wind gusts knocked glass or debris from two skyscrapers in Midtown yesterday afternoon, including the new building that houses The New York Times. In each case, a pedestrian was reported to have been injured.
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In Midtown, callers to 911 reported that at 3:30 p.m. a man was hit by debris from The New York Times building at West 40th Street and Eighth Avenue. The police described the man as in his 30s and said he was treated for a cut above an eye by emergency medical workers.A spokeswoman for The Times, Catherine Mathis, said she had a report that the man was taken to a hospital. “Glass did fall from a window on the 17th floor,” she said. The window had been cracked, she said.
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The city’s Department of Buildings said in a statement that it was issuing a violation to the owner of The New York Times Building for “failing to safeguard the public and property.” It said inspectors had determined that an exterior glass panel fell from the 52-story tower, causing minor injuries to a pedestrian. The Times owns the 2nd through the 28th floors, and the developer Forest City Ratner owns the floors above that, Ms. Mathis said. The companies jointly own the ground floor.
Posted by lumi at December 4, 2007 5:13 AM