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A crane collapsed at luxury condo and rental project in Long Island City this afternoon injuring several workers, officials said.
The accident, occurred around 2:30 p.m., at EastCoast, a complex of luxury residential towers overlooking the East River behind the iconic Pepsi-Cola sign.
“A few people were injured, no one was hurt seriously,” a leasing agent said by phone.
All of the injured were construction workers at the 4545 Center Boulevard site, she said.
A spokesman for developer TF Cornerstone, the owner of the project, didn’t immediately return a call for comment.