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Spinning crane prompts road closure near West 54th and BroadwayNew York NY

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Broadway & W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

According to the dispatch call, a spinning crane approximately 20 stories high near West 54th Street and Broadway was reported upright and not contacting buildings. Authorities initiated a level one mobilization and set up road closures in the surrounding area as a precaution.

Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
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06:15
Transcript:
00:00
Tats on 1737, the 30 and the North Exo, calling a level one mobilization[1] in regards to a spinning crane.
00:06
20 feet high, mobilization point is going to be West 54th Street and Broadway.
00:11
Oh, 20 stories up.
00:17
Head-posed up.
00:25
Central 10-5[2].
00:27
It's level one mobilization[1] in the North Precinct, West 54 Broadway, in regards to a spinning crane that's 20 stories up.
00:42
Section Commander Bob, any copies?
00:48
Senator 5.
00:50
We have a spinning crane at 540 and Broadway.
00:55
Hazardous condition.
00:57
Might need to mobilize some people personnel over there.
01:00
First again on 5.7 in case we've got to put in some details.
01:03
Alright, 104.
01:04
Let's go Simon on here.
01:07
Go to Simon.
01:08
Let's see commanders.
01:11
Alright, 54 Broadway.
01:13
Ten-four. I'm going to take a look at it.
01:16
Alright, time for.
01:23
Mind and Jordan on there?
01:30
I'm put a 54 in Broadway, 85.
01:33
54 on Broadway, I'll give you a line line.
01:36
After 4, I'm on my way, I heard.
01:40
Excel, Simon, I'm here?
01:41
Super Simon, go.
01:43
Yes, there's a level 1-1 station, and in fact, so therefore you should have at least a sergeant Ohio on location to coordinate with.
01:54
Mr. Actville, Executive Director.
02:01
Once again, that's the North Exo calling level one mobile is digging.
02:05
In regard to a spinning crane 20 stories up,
02:10
our mobile point is going to be West 54 in Broadway.
02:18
Planting is upright and not hitting buildings.
02:21
It's just spinning counter clockwise.
02:27
Alright, FRO and we're right.
02:31
Go ahead. Thank you.
02:38
Commanders, gentlemen, on there, commander, gentlemen.
02:41
On there, so on here.
02:43
You 85 million, 54, and Rosalie.
02:46
Come to 54 and Rosalie.
02:48
I'm on my way to that level, too.
02:52
For the sport, Chairman.
02:55
Five four, bro, we're copy.
02:58
Commander Jordan under there.
03:00
Commander Jordan.
03:03
This is right, Jordan.
03:05
This is my god.
03:06
The man is going to go to our location.
03:11
This is the guard.
03:12
That's the temple.
03:21
I'm looking at least.
03:46
Second Commander, boys ain't on here.
03:49
I'm on here, so go.
03:51
Yeah, the Department of Buildings was notified the 7-7 over the soon as possible.
03:56
Copy.
03:58
That's all that 51 Broadway by the crane, yeah?
04:01
Perfect it is.
04:03
You're 7th September away.
04:05
Awesome, thank you so much.
04:13
Exo, Simon, I hear.
04:17
Go to Simon, go to Simon.
04:19
Alright, XO, BFI.
04:21
Right now, we got southbound at 575 and Broadway closed off in this time case.
04:30
That's a 10-5[2].
04:31
Give me a line, John.
04:35
Yeah, Simon, we may have to do that at 57.
04:42
Jordan, close 57, close 57 and me wait.
04:47
Closed on 57 and me with Jordan.
04:52
Simon, you on the air?
04:54
I'm on the air director, I'm on there.
04:57
Keep in mind if anybody's going to any of those shows, any of those shows are in between, we might have to let them in,
05:03
especially if they're going to Carnegie Hall or anything like that.
05:06
That's the 3rd, 34 direction, 34, executive director.
05:11
Okay, one more time, Northexo, calling level one mobilization[1] in regards to a spinning crane 20-story southwest 54 Broadway, crane freely, not heading into buildings at this time.
05:26
This is George Nanda, Commander Jordan.
05:33
Commander Jordan on there.
05:36
Go, Exo go.
05:38
Close up, 57 in Blee, West 57th Street and Broadway.
05:43
Add to 10-4, 10-4.
05:48
What's the Joseph under Joseph?
05:52
I'll tell you, back to text.
05:53
So we have a smart gas that one to 58,
05:57
five,
05:58
five,
05:59
54 and 85, 54 and 85, down.
06:03
Black 1 a couple.
06:06
Keep Jaredu, sir,
06:08
Simon, we already called 57 and B-WA.
06:12
Southbound.
06:14
That's safe.
06:15
But thank you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
level one mobilization: Initial NYPD mobilization deploying limited additional resources to a serious or escalating incident.
[2]
10-5: Request to repeat or relay a message or transmission.

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Broadway & W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

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