Arthur Sulzberger Can't Even Manage a Successful Construction Accident
Yesterday afternoon, a three-foot-long metal rod fell from the new New York Times Building, currently under construction across from Port Authority, and crashed through the sunroof of a passing Honda. There were three passengers inside — a husband, who was hit on the shoulder by the pip; his wife, whose head was cut by it; and their 2-year-old son, whose face was scratched. All three were taken to St. Vincent's in Midtown for treatment and soon released.
Back in 1998, of course, when the Conde Nast building was under construction around the corner, one workman was crushed to death by an elevator, a resident of a neighboring hotel was killed by a collapsing scaffolding, and an errant crane shattered the glass facade of a building across the street.
Because at least when Si does things, they get done big.
