Trump Tower Hit With $10K Fine Over Missing Bench; Why Are There So Many Hot Subway Cars This Summer?

By Dana Schulz

August 18, 2016

The city fined Trump Tower $10,000 for failing to replace a 22-foot-long bench in the atrium and replacing it with a kiosk selling “Make America Great Again” merchandise. [Crain’s]
And in more Trump news… why is there a naked statue of him in Union Square? [Gothamist]
Can’t afford ClassPass? Did you know the city offers a similar but free version of the service called ShapeUp NYC? [Brokelyn]
Four design principles that make McMansions bad architecture. [McMansion Hell]
What’s up with all the un-air conditioned subway cars lately, and how the city is responding to complaints. [WNYC]

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6 injured after crane collapses in Hudson Yards

By Aaron Ginsburg

Four civilians and two firefighters sustained minor injuries on Wednesday morning when a construction crane on the border of Hudson Yards and Hell's Kitchen caught fire and partially collapsed onto Tenth Avenue. The fire occurred 45 stories above the construction site at 550 Tenth Avenue at roughly 7:25 a.m. when the engine compartment of the crane caught fire. The fire gradually weakened the crane's cable and sent 16 tons of concrete and the crane's boom plummeting to the ground, causing damage to 555 Tenth Avenue on its descent, according to the fire department.
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