One57 Plan Devised by Engineers as Midtown Crane Dangles

City engineers are devising a method for removing or securing the dangling boom of a construction crane, work that may take weeks, following multiple trips to the the top floors of Manhattan’s luxury One57 condo development.

“They’re formulating a plan to remove the boom or fasten the boom to the building,” Anthony Sclafani, a spokesman for the New York City Department of Buildings, said yesterday in an interview. “This process is still in its early stages. There’s no complete plan on how to remove it. It’s being formulated as we speak.”