Malfunctioning Crane Dangles Unstable Box Over Midtown Manhattan Street

A construction crane got stuck as it was raising a box above the ground at the One57 building in midtown Manhattan, NBC New York reports.

The box now appears to be dangling precariously above the street, and 57th Street has been shut down in between 6th and 7th Avenues.

The crane is holding a yellow box, not sure what's in it. It's dangling precariously over 57th Street. pic.twitter.com/KE0cQKPw30

- Ernie Mourelo (@mourelo) October 7, 2013

Just last year, another crane caused problems for the same building. The top half of the broken crane, damaged by Hurricane Sandy winds, dangled over the street and shut the block down for a week.