Crane dangles from NYC apartment tower

NBC News A constrcution crane dangles from the top of of a high-rise being built in Midtown Manhattan Monday. By Patrick Rizzo, NBC News Emergency crews were responding Monday to a crane hanging from the side of a luxury high-rise under construction in the heart of midtown Manhattan as New York began feeling the effects of approaching Hurricane Sandy. Police have shut down traffic and evacuated buildings in the area around the 90-story building, One57, although there were no immediate plans to remove the crane because of the danger, WNBC reported. Officials were studying the situation and trying to decide how to deal with it. The building, at 157 W. 57th St., has gained a reputation as a new haven for billionaires who have been paying up to $90 million for choice apartments. The crane toppled as the city was largely shut down ahead of the expected arrival of the massive hurricane slamming the East Coast and affecting up to 60 million people in nine states. The storm was expected to make landfall in New Jersey Monday evening.