Construction worker killed after falling from Midtown building

Construction worker dies in Midtown fall
Josh Einiger has the latest on the death of a construction worker who fell from a Midtown building.
ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Friday, September 16, 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.

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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