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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

In a crane, 1,100 feet in the sky.

Here's a fascinating short feature and short video from today's NY Times.

Mr. Gordon is among an elite cadre who operate the roughly 200 cranes that swing across the Manhattan skyline in full public view, but few do their work at the height or the scrutiny that accompanies his work.

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Posted by: Berta Hargrove | Saturday, August 25, 2012 at 02:50 AM

I can't begin to imagine what it would be like to work on one of these cranes, suppose you can't have a fear of heights if you do!

Posted by: James | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 07:07 AM

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