Construction worker killed after falling from Midtown building

Thursday, September 15, 2016
MIDTOWN (WABC) -- A construction worker fell to his death while working at a Midtown Manhattan condominium building.

A 52-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. He apparently fell from the 47th story of 135 West 52nd Street located between 6th and 7th avenues.
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It happened around 3 p.m. He landed in an interior alleyway. The man's identity has not yet been released.

There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
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