by Emma Davey 
A sad story from Greenpoint today.
A construction worker was killed while working on the 14-story 1 Java development, at Java and West streets. Lendlease, the property management company that also owns the ferry pier, owns the site.
“Unfortunately, around 9:15 AM, while a worker was attempting to attach an extension to an excavator behind me, that piece of equipment failed. The attachment collapsed and crushed and killed the victim,” commissioner of the City’s Department…
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So sad. My heart goes out to his family and friends. None of those complaints were substantiated? That is because no one comes in time to inspect. Demolition of two houses next to my house caused cracks in my house. I complained to the Building department and they never came to my house to inspect it. They closed the case and said “No demolition was being done”. Yeah, the next week when you finally stopped by!