Dive summary:

• The good news for buildings on West 57th Street in midtown New York is that a construction crane boom broken off by the winds of Sandy as they pounded the city on Monday did not fall more than 80 stories. The bad news is that even as the city begins to recover from the storm, the crane is still a threat.
• City officials say their current plan is to strap the dangling boom to the building – a luxury condo building known as One57 and nearing completion – then erect a rooftop crane to lower the broken piece of the other crane.
• Meanwhile, the street remains closed, as do area buildings, including the world-famous Carnegie Hall, which has begun rescheduling concerts. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the coming weekend was the earliest work could be done, and perhaps not then.

From the article:

The crane boom dangling over West 57th Street like a broken violin bow, a result of Hurricane Sandy, has paralyzed life at Carnegie Hall, one of the world’s most precious concert spaces almost directly across the street. ...