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March 16, 2008

Manhattan's Fubar destroyed in crane collapse

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Fubarcollapsedsm.jpgNew York City's infamous Fubar was destroyed on Saturday when an elevated crane collapsed and landed on top of the brownstone that housed the Manhattan hot spot.

“Our bar is done,” owner John LaGreco said. “The crane crashed the whole building. If I wasn't watching a Yankees game, I would've come to work early and gotten killed.”

An employee of Fubar, Juan Perez, was pulled from the rubble hours after the collapse. LaGreco said Perez suffered a broken leg, but that all of his employees were accounted for.

The bar was closed at the time of the accident.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at least four people, believed to be construction workers, have died and at least 10 people were injured in one of the city's worst construction accidents in recent memory.

James Kennelly, the lead partner at East 51st Development Company, which owns the property where the crane was stationed, issued a written statement expressing the group's dismay over the accident.

"There are no words to describe the level of devastation we feel today as a result of this tragic event," he said, extending prayers to the families of the dead and injured.

Neighborhood residents said they had complained to the city several times about the construction at the site, saying crews worked illegal hours and the building was going up too fast.




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