Although these cracks did not immediately threaten the stability of the crane, a DOB spokeswoman said, the crane was being taken down as a precaution. No evacuations were ordered and the street has not been shut down.
The crane was being used to construct the new W New York Downtown Hotel at 123 Washington Street, one block south of the former World Trade Center site.
The story was first reported in today's editions of the New York Daily News.
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STORY BY: Eyewitness News Long reporter N.J. Burkett
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