Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Coney Island structure unstable
From Eyewitness News:
Luna Park on Coney Island was evacuated Tuesday as investigators checked out a report that the "Astrotower" was swaying.
The fire department, buildings department, and Office of Emergency Management are working together on sorting this out.
Witnesses say it wasn't windy, drawing more attention to the swaying structure.
Emergency crews evacuated Coney Island's Luna Park Tuesday afternoon after getting frantic calls saying the Astrotower, a 270 foot tall, 50-year-old structure, was swaying and possibly unstable.
UPDATE from NY1:
Luna Park officials say a portion of the iconic Astrotower will be removed beginning Wednesday evening, after the structure was first spotted swaying heavily Tuesday.
The city Office of Emergency Management said Wednesday that cranes and heavy equipment need to be moved in for the work to start, and that the goal is to get started on the removal Wednesday night.
It is unclear how large of a portion of the tower will be removed.
Earlier, Luna Park officials said the park owners were working on permits with the city Parks Department to take down the structure.
3 comments:
It's Brooklyn. It'll get fixed!!!
Mass hysteria. If there were a real problem, there would be visible cracks at the base. This thing is meant to bend like a blade of grass.
Befoer this week, when was it last inspected? What did the inspection then show?
What equipment was used to inspect it then and now?
What changed since then?
Has the stability of the ground under luna park and other areas that were flooded from Sandy been inspeceted accurately. There is something called 'Ground scanning radar' . ...Was that ever used?
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